THE INFLUENCE OF
MEDIA ON WOMEN
BY: BRIANNA CASE
INTR0
• We are all
surrounded by
media
• TV, iPods, iPhones,
computers, etc.
• What we see =
huge effect on our
everyday lives
• Women - highly
affected by what
they see
• Targets= create issues
within themselves
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8234891/
Women-feel-fat-when-they-look-in-the-mirror-no-matterwhat-their-weight.html
http://deliriously-angelic.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html
THE BEGINNING
• Film= huge impact
on society
• Impact on women
• Started in the early
1920’s
• Women began to
realize who they
were
• Wanted to break
away from tradition
become whoever/
whatever without
anyone having a say.
http://dresswithcourageelissa.blogspot.com/2011/11/fashion-beauty-friend-fridayalter-egos.html
THE BEGINNING
• . “Filmmakers saw all of this change as a new
opportunity to capitalize and they set out to depict
the new attitude, behaviors, and style as examples
of the new society within their films ("Early Films and
Their").”
• As time went on filmmakers not only presented
what was going on in society, but began to mold
society itself.
• Had women be a certain way, talk a certain way
• Put it all into their films
• Caused those who saw/ watched it, become, or want to
become what it presented.
http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Monroe,_Marilyn
/gallery/MARILYNMONROEPB01/
INFLUENCE
• “The issue is especially prevalent because the more
the media uses sexual content regarding women,
the more viewers seem to buy into them. Thus, the
media is able to shape the culture's sense of dating,
romance, sex, and what is 'ideal' within society
(Barber).”
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/06/02/megan-foxsabsence-changed-transformers-vibe-says-shia-labeouf/
INFLUENCE
• Causes women to see their bodies as not their
personal self, but as sexual object
• This unhealthy “thought” or way of seeing one’s self
can lead to many issues/disorders
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Low self-esteem
Depression
Eating disorder
etc.
http://xoxo-shirley.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-have-been-ondiet-for-past-9-months.html
INFLUENCE
• A study->157 undergraduates
• Picked at random
• Exposed to:
• “ultra-thin models, average sized models, or not models (Stice
and Shaw).”
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Stress
Guilt
Shame
Insecurity
Body dissatisfaction
Bulimic issues
Depression
http://www.webwombat.com.au/lifestyle/fashion_beauty/
victoria-secret-models.htm
INFLUENCE
• 11.9% of Fijian teenage girls
• Bulimic after watching U.S.
television programs
• 50% of South Korean girls
• Cosmetic surgery to change the
appearance of their eyelids
• Pregnant women affected
(Orbach)
http://abagond.wordpress.com/2010/07/21
/asian-double-eyelid-surgery/
INFLUENCE
• 81 Latina girls (ages 11 to 17)
• 52 of these girls participated in a follow-up 2 years later.
• Frequent viewing
• decreases in body image( Schooler)
• All ages, races, heights, etc. of women are being
highly affected by media.
http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/ss/slideshow-sex-drive-killers
MEDIA
• Film is a big part
• Not the only one to
influence
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iPods
Internet
ipads
Computers
cell phones
Magazines
etc. These all make easier
• Easier access
• Young children are even a part
of this.
http://tarbeyah.wordpress.com/tag/ipod-ipadeducation/
MEDIA
• Media in the 20’s was popular
• People had some access
• Now easier to access than ever
• Influencing, whether it be in a positive way, or negative.
http://stillaguamish.com/it.asp
MEDIA
• "Hollywood has forever
been built on illusion. As a
result, many people are
unaware of the
dangerous portrayals of
women in, not only films,
but as well, magazines,
television and music
videos (Barber).”
http://www.backinskinnyjeans.com/2007/11/can-youreally.html
CONCLUSION
• Media has a huge effect on ALL women
• Surrounded everyday by all kinds of media
• Since day one
• Film has portrayed women as sexual objects.
• Those who pay close attention and are exposed to such
things are highly affected.
http://www.justjared.com/tags/2012-victorias-secretfashion-show/
CONCLUSION
• Women don’t look at themselves as who they are
but what they want to be.
• See people like Marlin Monroe, Meagan Fox,
Victorias Secrets models, and other women looking
“ideal”
• Told this is beautiful, this is sexy, and this is how you should
look
• Causes women to want to be just like them
• Begin to analyze their appearances
http://www.decidetostayfit.com/blog/will-p90x-work-forskinny-people
CONCLUSION
• Women are becoming
• depressed
• Low self-esteem,
• Eating disorders
• More exposed= More mentally affected.
http://www.jokesfeed.com/miss-skinny-2011-believe-ornot/miss-skinny-2011/
WORKS CITED
• Barber, J. (2011, February 27). Objectification of Women in Entertainment
Media. Retrieved 2012, from Media & Change website:
https://sites.google.com/a/uw.edu/media-andchange/content/objectification-of-women-in-media
• Early Films and Their Impact on Society [Blog post]. (2011). Retrieved from
American History for Travelers website:
http://americanhistory4travelers.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/early-filmsand-their-impact-on-society/
• Orbach, S. (2011). Losing Bodies. EBSCOhost, 78(2), 387-394.
• Schooler, D. (2008). Real Women Have Curves A Longitudinal
Investigation of TV and the Body Image Development of Latina
Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 23(2), 132-153.
• Stice, E., & Shaw, H. E. (n.d.). Adverse Effects of the Media Portrayed ThinIdeal on Women and Linkages to Bulimic Symptomatology. Journal of
Social and Clinical Psychology, 288-308.