body images in the media
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Body Image & MediaBy Kathleen Diedrich
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Shocking Statistics
In a study on fifth graders, 10 year old girls and boys toldresearchers they were dissatisfied with their own bodies afterwatching a music video by Britney Spears or a clip from the TVshow "Friends".
One study reports that at age thirteen, 53% of American girls are"unhappy with their bodies." This grows to 78% by the time girlsreach seventeen.
In a survey of girls 9 and 10 years old, 40% have tried to loseweight, according to an ongoing study funded by the National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Source:http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/view.cgi?section=bodyimage&page=fastfacts,National Institute on Media and the Family
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Shocking Statistics
One-half of 4th grade girls are on a diet. (1)
One in every three (37%) articles in leading teen girl magazinesalso included a focus on appearance, and most of theadvertisements (50%) used an appeal to beauty to sell their
products. (2)
1-Gustafson-Larson, A.M., & Terry, R.D. Weight-related behaviors and concerns of fourth-grade children.Journal ofAmerican Dietetic Association, 818-822, (1992).
2-National Institute on Media and the Family
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What is Media?
Television
Magazines
Movies
Newspaper
Internet
Advertisements
Music
Other mass communications
One in every three (37%) articles in leading teen girl magazines also includeda focus on appearance, and most of the advertisements (50%) used an appeal
to beauty to sell their products. (2)
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TV & School
On average, children watch three to four hours of programming a day
(28 hours a week).
Students spend about 900 hours in the classroom and 1,500 hours in front
of the TV each year.
Children see at least one hour of commercials for every five hours of
programs on commercial TV.
http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/factsheet2.html
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Commercials
By age 21, the average child will have watched 1,000,000 commercials.
The majority of children under age six do not understand that the purpose
of a commercial is to sell a product.
Children who watch four or more hours of TV a day are more likely to
believe claims made by advertisers.
Saturday morning commercial TV advertisers bombard children with ads
for sugary cereal, salty snacks, fast food and junk food.
Before teens reach the legal drinking age they have watched 100,000
alcohol commercials.
http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/factsheet2.html
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Internet
Internet advertisers want children and teens to develop brand loyalty as
early as possible.
http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/factsheet2.html
Models are air-brushed and touched up, unrealistic body images, ads that
encourage inappropriate behavior, plus the unbelievable promises lose fat in
14 days, six-pack abs in two months, acne banished in 30 days.
Advertisements in teen magazines are designed to sell teens a product by any
means possible.
Magazines
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What is out there?
Notice the different advertisements that
you are surrounded by every day. Look at
the body images they encourage.
Find two advertisements that you can
actually bring in to discuss in class.
Also, find two advertisements that you
saw and can discuss.
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Examples From the Media
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Examples From the MediaExamples From the Media
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Examples From the Media
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Examples From the Media
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Examples From the Media
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How do these images make you feel? Do you feel comfortable with your body as it is?
Do you feel confident in your body?
Do you feel intimidated? Or bad about your body?
Do you feel like you would look like this too if you boughtthis product?
How else do you feel?
Share with a partner how each of these imagesmakes you feel.
Day 2
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What is Body Image?
According to kidshealth.org, "Body image is how you view
your physical self including whether you feel you are
attractive and whether others like your looks."
There can be a strong correlation between body image and
self-esteem.
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/body_image/body_image.html
Day 2
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Do you like what you see when you look in the
mirror?
www.true-beauty-tips.com
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One study reports that at age thirteen, 53% of American girls are "unhappy withtheir bodies." This grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen.
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Activity
By yourself or with a partner trace one of your body
parts (each person should have their own traced body
part).
Fill the space inside of the body part with positiveadjectives, characteristics, or pictures that describe your
body part. These should only be positive.
In groups of 4-5 share your completed body parts.
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Fighting the Media's Idea of
Perfection
Day 3
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Media Working to Change Body
ImageDove:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iENFuUAwVc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV_Yhto-7fc
Day 3
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Create Spaces in Your
Classroom That Foster Overall
Wellness
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What Can We Do?
Limit the amount of television we watch
Choose television shows and movies that show real
people with real, unedited bodies
Participate in some physical activity for fun, not always
to lose weight Change focus from losing weight to improving health
Eat all foods in moderation
Use the images in the media as a vehicle for discussion
Understand that our bodies change and grow
http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/factsheet2.htmhttp://children.webmd.com/building-healthy-body-image-for-childrenl
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Activity
Goal Setting
As a class brainstorm ideas for healthy
goals
On your own, choose a goal you think you
can accomplish and make it unique to fit
your needs and desires
Start working on your goal!
Day 4
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How do we find the information
we need?
We found many different types of
advertisements that encourage outrageous
body images. Can we find any that actually
promote good health and provide validinformation for wellness and healthy habits?
Bring in five different advertisements promoting
different types of products that relate to health.
We will analyze them as a class tomorrow.
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Are they real?
Choose one piece of media that showcases body image
(positive or negative)o Analyze this piece and the pros and cons of it
o Explain (in writing or presentation to peers or
teacher) what message this piece is delivering and
how it positively or negatively affects its audienceo Then, create your own advertisement that portrays
what you believe to showcase positive outlooks on
body image
examples: poster, commercial, webpage, etc.o Create a small write up about how this ad promotes
positive (and healthy) outlook on body image and
how your ad can help promote healthy living
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Do you like what you see when you look in the
mirror?
www.true-beauty-tips.com
Day 5
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Unit Plan OutlineGrade: 5th-8thStandards:
Standard 2: students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health
behaviors
standard 5: students will demonstrate the ability to use decision making skills to enhance healthstandard 8: students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health
Day 1: Introduce the idea of what media is
Bring in and show different forms of media as exampleso Don't talk about body image just yet
o Have students bring in examples of media from their daily lives
o What are some pros and cons about media and how we view it (or how much we are exposed to it)
Day 2: Body image and the media
Have students analyze sample media items. Look at how many of them have to do with body imageo Discuss how it makes students feel? What do they think of these images? These people? What do they think these
advertisements are trying to sell, why did they choose these people?
o Activity creating a positive representation of a body part Have students try to find advertisements that are not showing the idealized body type and have them bring them in the next
day
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Unit Plan Outline Continued....
Day 3: How can we change these images? How can we defy them?
Share students' media findings with the entire classo In students' pods/partners discuss the pros and cons of the advertisement
o In pods/partners discuss what these pros and cons can do to the audience that views them
o As a whole class, discuss how these media findings promote either healthy or unhealthy lifestyles and body image
o Have students in their pods/partners create a flyer that promotes healthy lifestyle and promotes a positive body image
Day 4: How can we be more comfortable in our bodies?
Create an anchor chart as a whole class about ideas and ways we can create positive outlooks for the way we view ourselves
o As a whole class create two anchor charts with the words "Healthy Image" at the center.
o Have students break off into pods/partners to come up with general ideas for the way the media could change theway people view themselves.
o Have students share out their ideas and write them on one anchor chart.
o Have students break off into pods/partners to come up with ideas that an individual could change the way theyview themselves.
o Have students share out their ideas and put them in the second anchor chart.
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Unit Plan Outline Continued...
Day 5: Activity on body image
Students will choose one piece of media that showcases body image (that can be positive messages about body image ornegative)
o Students will analyze their piece they brought in and analyze the pros and cons of it
o They will then explain (either in writing or presenting to peers or the teacher) what message their mediaitem is delivering and how that either positively or negatively affects its audience
o They will then create their own advertisement that portrays what they believe to showcase positive outlook
on body image (they can create any type of advertisement they would like (poster, commercial,"webpage", etc.
o They will create a small write up about how their advertisement promotes a positive (and healthy) outlookon body image and how their advertisement can help promote healthy living