Essay about Media’s Impact on Beauty and Body Image of Young Girls

It is difficult to imagine an ideal female image where there is no world anywhere, but our present situation is a relatively new occurrence. Before the mass media existed, the idea of ​​our beauty was limited to our own community. It was not until 1839 that photos were introduced. Most people do not even have a mirror. Today, however, we are more addicted to our appearance than ever. However, considering the social standards, attention to the appearance is normal and easy to understand. According to Jane Kilborne, "Each period of history has its own standards, not beautiful, each modern society has its own concept. Show details Multiple contents

(Heubeck 2006) When many young people, especially girls grow to young women, the ideal is to keep chasing them. Young girls internalize stereotypes and begin to judge themselves through standards impossible in the media. The power of the media in influencing the lives of young girls is harmful and ultimately affects their physical image, their satisfaction with their bodies, and their body as subjects. Researchers said, "Continued exposure to specific ideas may lead to realistic perceptions being shaped and distorted" (Mintz 2007). People with bad image of the body think that their bodies are less attractive or uglier than others and think that those with a positive image of the body are attractive or at least accept yourself and have your skin I feel. It is comfortable. During puberty, negative body images are particularly harmful due to rapid physical and mental changes during puberty. In addition, young girls are increasingly touching the media, and the media is increasingly provocative. A young girl is looking for a woman with an unrealistic figure as a role model. In today's media, it is difficult to find "normal" appearance.

At the same time, the girl's body is changing dramatically surrounded by unrealistic beauty and physical standards set by social media and society. Then these young girls will change themselves by stretching their hair and always arranging and changing eating habits to meet the standards. Adapting to the pressure of images set by society and by the idealization of men will lead to destructive behavior such as low self-esteem, eating disorders, school problems, and cutting or drug or alcohol abuse

Today, the standard of beauty is very high, easy access to images of celebrities with the perfect body on social media platform only raises this standard. According to the 2010 survey by the US Girl Scouts, 88% of young girls believe that the media is putting more pressure on them, 65% believe that the body image of the media fashion industry is too thin . The media increases the likelihood of a bad image of a young girl's body, which only leads to physical frustration, inferiority complex and eating disorders.

The media adversely affects the body image of women by promoting artificial beauty. Because women are often dissatisfied with their bodies, they suffer from eating disorders. The image of the body as seen in the mirror affects the recognition of the appearance of the woman. The media portrays the unrealistic beauty of a woman, its women's hair and makeup are perfect. Many women who are exposed to unrealistic standards should correct the distorted beauty. The appearance is only temporary asset depreciation over time, but the beauty of the inside can continue to be cultivated, but it will never disappear in people's memory. Now is the time we take action to adjust the unreal beauty of the image, the beauty is not superficial, and the eternal beauty is