Thursday, October 25, 2007
Response to Carolina Reader p.260, Question 4
The construction of cultural body-image is managed by many different factors. These factors may range from family members to complete strangers, everyone can have some effect on body-image. Your personal body image can be altered bye a simple comment from a friend, but also by something as widespread as a magazine advertisement. As for a broad cultural body-image, this is usually defined by the mass media in developed countries. Television shows, ads, and other media pieces tend to portray desired body-image. In undeveloped countries, body image is defined by forces such as custom and heritage. Body-image can have profound effects on a society, especially negative body-image. Those in a society who feel they do not meet the standard body-image can develop low self esteem, eating disorders, and other psychological ailments.
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Could you be more specific? What do you think is the "ieal body" image for America? Is there one consolidated ideal people aspire to achieve? Is there a "worst body" image? Who could benefit lose from such images being enforced in mass media?
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