The Male Struggle with Body Image

In today's society, people tend to focus on issues concerning women and their body images, based on popular culture, stereotypes, and generalization of women's handling. However, we do not recognize that men are suffering from the physical image of women and that they are often not recognized in the struggle to meet social expectations. Men suffer from diet and physical illness, but as women do, media, women, and even others have expectations.

The struggle for the image of the body represents another way, the male skater - perhaps the man - is bound by the norm of masculinity. Focusing on the appearance of a person, especially in the search of mental health care, is seen as a female problem, which is incompatible with the concept of male force. Homosexuals are particularly prone to physical image problems or eating disorders. According to the National Dietary Assistance Association (NEDA), the proportion of eating disorders with homosexual men is too high, accounting for 42% of men reporting eating disorders. The study also shows a direct link between homosexuals who were bullied or insulted by gender inequality (ie inappropriate feminization) and the occurrence of physical image problems in childhood adults (Watson and Dispenza)

Male body images are also often misunderstood than women's body images. Men are mainly thought to be interested in "lack of muscle", but in reality male body figures may be more complicated (see the first page of male body figures). On the other hand, the assumption of concern for women is not the same: weight. A woman's body image that looks unhealthy is more general than an unhealthy male body image, but this may be just a mere recognition. Some researchers claim that women are more exposed to social situations. The figures reflect that women are more dissatisfied than men (Brennan, Lalonde, & Bain 2010). This clarifies the reason why the body image of a woman is so common and the male body image is rarely recognized

Body image sex difference There are many studies showing that women are more dissatisfied with men than men and that dissatisfaction of female body figures is stable throughout their lifecycle (Tiggemann, 2004). Women tend to raise self-esteem by appeal, whereas men tend to increase self-esteem through achievement, power status and control, whereas women tend to increase self-esteem by attraction (Goward P., 1992). Women tend to think that they are overweight, pay more attention to their physique and appearance. However, according to Pope, H. According to Phillips and Olivardia (2000), in Western society, men are strongly asked to acquire and maintain a slender but muscular body. This is because if the male's body is dissatisfied, the man may face problems such as low self-esteem or use of human growth hormone (Pope et al., 2000). However, there is still a lack of research to study dissatisfaction of male body images