JMC 1100 Lecture 11: Body Image and Stereotypes - Week 11 Lecture Notes
12 Jan 2016
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Body image and stereotypes in the media november 3. Our idea of what beauty is changes over time. These media images become the cultural standards of the time. Thin ideal media portrayals of thinness as the most desirable body type for. Often pairs with other traits to show that thinness= success. Not about health, but about a size. The lean, muscular ideal media portrayals of lean, muscular, and toned as the most desirable body type for men. Exposure to these ideals increases body dissatisfaction and decreases self-esteem. Tying your identity to your body may deemphasize other valuable traits. Objectification process in which individuals base their view of their physical self on how they think others see them, primarily as sexual objects. Attaches your value to your body parts. The media exposes us to the body as a sexualized object. Often the body is seen as bits and pieces. Self-objectification we start thinking about ourselves in terms of specific,
