Reflective Essay: Effects Of The Media On Division I Female Athletes
Self- Reflective Essay
For my self-reflective essay, I chose to cover and analyze three academic articles instead of a book. A lot of the concept and readings we discussed during this class have sparked an interest in me wanting to learn more about how certain aspects of the media effect certain groups of people. The first two articles, I will discuss are more specific and in depth studies dealing with the effects of the media on African American Women. The last article, is a study on the effects of sports media on division I female athletes. I know the last article, goes off in a completely direction, but this class has brought forward different thoughts; and sports was one of them.
The first article is by Yuanyuan Zhang et …show more content…
I just don 't think that it is realistic enough. In the past, like the 50s 60s and 70s, the idea that black culture would serve as a buffer against negative concepts of body image might have been more of an accurate statement. With things events like the civil rights movement and the black panthers, there was more of emphasis to embrace culture and not conform. I’m not saying that doesn’t exist anymore, I just feel it is less prevalent. Zhang’s study needed to collect more information on a qualitative level. That leads me to Maya A Poran’s The Politics of Protection: Body Image, Social Pressures, and the Misrepresentation of Young Black Women.
Poran’s article gives an opposite opinion regarding black media and African American female body image, saying that black women are not protected by their culture from negative effects of body ideal representation. Results indicated that indicate that body image issues are a real concern to young Black women. According to Poran (2006), psychological research methodologies may be adding to the misrepresentation of young Black women and their struggles. She suggests using qualitative methods should be used in order to accurately represent the voice of women of
For my self-reflective essay, I chose to cover and analyze three academic articles instead of a book. A lot of the concept and readings we discussed during this class have sparked an interest in me wanting to learn more about how certain aspects of the media effect certain groups of people. The first two articles, I will discuss are more specific and in depth studies dealing with the effects of the media on African American Women. The last article, is a study on the effects of sports media on division I female athletes. I know the last article, goes off in a completely direction, but this class has brought forward different thoughts; and sports was one of them.
The first article is by Yuanyuan Zhang et …show more content…
I just don 't think that it is realistic enough. In the past, like the 50s 60s and 70s, the idea that black culture would serve as a buffer against negative concepts of body image might have been more of an accurate statement. With things events like the civil rights movement and the black panthers, there was more of emphasis to embrace culture and not conform. I’m not saying that doesn’t exist anymore, I just feel it is less prevalent. Zhang’s study needed to collect more information on a qualitative level. That leads me to Maya A Poran’s The Politics of Protection: Body Image, Social Pressures, and the Misrepresentation of Young Black Women.
Poran’s article gives an opposite opinion regarding black media and African American female body image, saying that black women are not protected by their culture from negative effects of body ideal representation. Results indicated that indicate that body image issues are a real concern to young Black women. According to Poran (2006), psychological research methodologies may be adding to the misrepresentation of young Black women and their struggles. She suggests using qualitative methods should be used in order to accurately represent the voice of women of