HOW WOMEN & GIRLS VIEW THERE BODY
- The number of cosmetic surgical procedures performed on youth 18 or younger more than tripled from 1997 to 2007
- Among youth 18 and younger, liposuction's nearly quadrupled between 1997 and 2007 and breast augmentations increased nearly six-fold in the same 10-year period
- 53% of 13 year old girls are unhappy with their bodies. That number increases to 78% by age 17
- 65% of American women and girls have disorders related to eating
FEMININE AND FEMINIST TRANSFORMATION IN POPULAR CULTURE
An application of Mary Daly’s radical philosophies to Bust magazine
by Suzy D’Enbeau
This article talks about the body image issues that occur from forms of popular media like that of magazines and how women and girls are suppose to look like and how that affect their own body images.
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Are Feminist Women Protected from Body Image Problems?
A Meta-analytic Review of Relevant Research
by Sarah K. Murnen & Linda Smolak
"On a larger level, feminism can encourage people to join together in collective action to expose and eradicate forces that threaten to disrupt body satisfaction and healthy eating."
This article shows research on how feminists see themselves and their own body image and how being a feminist can help with body image issues.
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Empowerment and Powerlessness: A Closer Look at the Relationship Between Feminism, Body Image and Eating Disturbance
by Rachel D. Peterson & Karen P. Grippo &
Stacey Tantleff-Dunn
Great article talking about body issues and the causes of certain eating disorders because of the standards women are held to by popular media.
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