Eating Disorders and the Media

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the link between eating disorders and the pressure created by the media to be thin. The purpose of this paper is to see if the media significantly influences the way in which we perceive ourselves. The writer hopes to accomplish this through the use of a survey designed to answer these questions and provoke some thought into prevention methods and further research. The writer explains how an in-depth literature review can be used to devise a plan to study eating disorders and how the media influences the disease.

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Introduction
Rationale
Literature Review
Hypothesis
Methodology
Measures

From the Paper:

"With such a large occurrence of eating disorders and the potential fatal outcome, society must attempt to understand the nature and causes of the disorder. In order to combat eating disorders and help individuals suffering we must not only gain education but also raise awareness about how the media affects young women with eating disorders. If the relationship between the media and eating disorders can be identified and defined we may be able to one-day resolve and effectively prevent the disease. With a clear definition and the use of statistics it is possible that the effects of the media can be reduced in the 'at risk' population."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Andrews, Ryan. (May, 1996). The Obese Gene. Vol. 11,The World & I, pp. 150.
• Coleman, Andrew. (March, 2001). A Dictionary of Psychology. Oxford University Press, Inc.
• DSM IV - TR. (July, 2000). American Psychiatry Press, Inc 4th Ed.
• Garfinkel, Paul E. Eating Disorders. (April, 2002). The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 47, No. 3.
• Myers, P. (1992). The Elastic Body Image: The Effect of Television Advertising and Programming on Body Image Distortions in Young Women. Journal of Communication, Vol. 42(3), pp. 108-133

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