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Page 1: Jessica Anderson.  The media doesn’t cause eating disorders because:  It’s a psychological problem  There is no single known cause  There is plenty

EATING DISORDERS AND THE MEDIA

Jessica Anderson

Page 2: Jessica Anderson.  The media doesn’t cause eating disorders because:  It’s a psychological problem  There is no single known cause  There is plenty

MY OPINION

The media doesn’t cause eating disorders because: It’s a psychological problem There is no single known cause There is plenty of plus size advertising Most have had problems with eating since

childhood

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A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM

large gap between how women see themselves and how they actually look

start as a result of their mother’s opinions

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MORE THAN THE MEDIA: CAUSES

Culture: Women partially define themselves of how physically attractive they are

Personal characteristics: helplessness, worthlessness, and poor self-image often accompany an eating disorder

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MORE THAN THE MEDIA: CAUSES

Other emotional disorders: other mental problems, like depression or anxiety, occur with eating disorders

Stressful events or life changes: starting a new school or job and traumatic events

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MORE THAN THE MEDIA: CAUSES

Biology: studies being done to look at genes, hormones, and chemicals in the brain may have an effect on development and recovery

Eating disorders are like any other addiction

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MORE THAN THE MEDIA: CAUSES

Families: attitude of parents about appearance and diet affects their kid’s attitudes

if your mother or sister has bulimia, you’re more likely to have it

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AVERAGE SIZE WOMEN

“There are plenty of other representations of ‘beauty’ out there besides the thin, blonde, half-naked type” –www.about-face.org

Sizes 6-10 are normally depicted in plus size campaigns

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KIDS AND EATING DISORDERS

Many kids are concerned about how they look and feel self conscious

42% of first to third grade girls want to be thinner

81% of ten year olds are afraid of being fat

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KIDS AND EATING DISORDERS

Most who have eating disorders began between 11 and 13

Many people who develop eating disorders have low self-esteem

focus on their weight can be an attempt to gain control of their lives

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WHAT IS BEING DONE

New regulations have made regarding a minimum age for models

Setting restrictions on how many hours young models can work

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WHAT IS BEING DONE

Vogue-editor-in-chief, Anne Wintour, and fashion designer, Michael Kors, spoke about eating disorder awareness at the annual public forum held at Harvard

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WHAT IS BEING DONE

Kors also committed to not using models under 16, “The age of models has to become a priority, we need to give these girls a chance to grow up.”

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GLAMOUR

Glamour magazine was flooded with praising letters when they published photos and a plus size ad

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OTHER MEDIA INFLUENCES

If the media is to blame for eating disorders, it is also to blame for confidence

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