Body Image Socially Influenced By Society And The Media
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People have a different idea of the perfect body image, this is greatly influenced by society and the media. Emotions with which we perceive our body are an essential part of body image. Social expectations of color and general beliefs related to the ideal body image create issues and/or cause harm to a great number of people with low self-esteem and try to follow the standards set by the media and society to fit it. They subject themselves to gruelling, and unrealistic work-outs and diets which affect their health. The mixture of what you perceive and how you relate to it ranges from positive to negative. Depends on what you are being exposed to or exposing yourself to. Most of us form a perfect body image based on a lot of television, movies, models and magazines. People with a positive body image, are generally satisfied with what they see. Likewise, …show more content…
During the initial phase of our life, we spend most of our time with our family, everything we learn or hear from them establishes our beliefs, values and attitudes. We shape our perceptions in the language that our family uses and its affects us a lot more than we realize. When family, relatives and friends tell a young boy that he is “big”, “strong”, or “active” they are indirectly stating the desired characteristics of a male. When do the same to a young girl and tell her that she is “beautiful”, “feminine” or “caring/nurturing” they are the characteristics expected and/or desired of how the look and are expected to behave. Praising people about their physical or behavioural characteristics reinforces desirable qualities. Family is often unaware of the enormous impression that they have on the child’s developmental skills and the ability to develop a sense of self. Clinical psychology and psychiatry have been dominating the study if body image in the recent years especially the issues
People have a different idea of the perfect body image, this is greatly influenced by society and the media. Emotions with which we perceive our body are an essential part of body image. Social expectations of color and general beliefs related to the ideal body image create issues and/or cause harm to a great number of people with low self-esteem and try to follow the standards set by the media and society to fit it. They subject themselves to gruelling, and unrealistic work-outs and diets which affect their health. The mixture of what you perceive and how you relate to it ranges from positive to negative. Depends on what you are being exposed to or exposing yourself to. Most of us form a perfect body image based on a lot of television, movies, models and magazines. People with a positive body image, are generally satisfied with what they see. Likewise, …show more content…
During the initial phase of our life, we spend most of our time with our family, everything we learn or hear from them establishes our beliefs, values and attitudes. We shape our perceptions in the language that our family uses and its affects us a lot more than we realize. When family, relatives and friends tell a young boy that he is “big”, “strong”, or “active” they are indirectly stating the desired characteristics of a male. When do the same to a young girl and tell her that she is “beautiful”, “feminine” or “caring/nurturing” they are the characteristics expected and/or desired of how the look and are expected to behave. Praising people about their physical or behavioural characteristics reinforces desirable qualities. Family is often unaware of the enormous impression that they have on the child’s developmental skills and the ability to develop a sense of self. Clinical psychology and psychiatry have been dominating the study if body image in the recent years especially the issues