Medias Influence on Adolescent Girls Body Image, Identity and Sexuality

Medias Influence on immature Girls Body Image, Identity and stimulateualityMissing Sources CitedGender Identity begins in early childhood when roles argon given to children as to which toys they should play or not play with. A childs body control is fascinated by how people around her react to her body and how she looks. A pre-adolescent becomes more aw ar of what societys standards are for the beau angel body. The media has always had realizes of what the ideal woman should be. As in the way she should look and the way she acts. The media like a shot does and doesnt always depict what is good for an adolescent or pre-adolescent to regard roughly themselves. There are also many good mildews from the media. piece models such(prenominal) as Oprah and Ricki Lake have given many adolescents more of an ideal individuality to strive for. Young girls look at their images in the mirror and adoptt like what they see. Does this sound right? Girls as immature as nine years old re port dissatisfaction with their bodies. Girls tend to get by with body image in far greater numbers than boys. Boys dont focus as much on their body shape and coat as do girls. Some attention to body size and shape is secern of the normal growing process. As children reach adolescence their bodies replace and children especially young girls become more aware of how they look. Some of these feelings are normal. But when a girls life is affected by her thinking about her looks it turns into a problem. Avoidance and Isolation are signs of a problem beginning. cosmos affirmative and having healthy relationships champion girls maintain dictatorial body images. The world power to talk to fewone, whether it be a parent or friend or coach, can help reinforce healthy body images. Self hatch is the key component to a healthy body image. For the most part if a girl displays confidence and personal control, the likelihood of a positive body image is greater. The four top selling m agazines with a send audience of teen females are Seventeen, Sassy, Teen and YM. In similar fashion, magazine and book reading gradually increase during adolescence. Approximately one-third of blue school juniors and senior say that they read magazines daily.(Textbook) These magazines often show positive and negative images of young and older women. They are often times covere... ...ather to help television paint a more realistic picture of the responsibilities and risks that watch over sexual activity. The Media Project provides accurate information, script consultation, and story ideas to many teen- and adult-oriented shows such as Dawsons Creek (WB), Any Day Now (Lifetime), Felicity (WB), Sex and the City (HBO), Moesha (UPN), Judging Amy (CBS), and Strong Medicine (Lifetime). In an additional front to encourage the television industry to embrace the issue of positive gender and to highlight current programs that succeed in portraying sexual health issues without compromisi ng entertainment value. (Transitions). Not one thing can influence a Adolescent girl about her body or image or sexuality. Many things can. But as Ive talked about in this paper the media presents a huge influence on adolescents. Some media is good, some is bad. In order for adolescents to learn correctly they need to start at home. Parents must tell them which is good shows and bad, and sit down and ask them questions. Adolescents are at a critical time in their lives, any influence on their outlook on sexuality, body image or individuality could damage or help them in the long run.