The medias effect on self-image

Hey guys, over the last few weeks I have been gathering information together and are in the somewhat early stages of developing a research paper. I have just finished acquiring all of my sources and have analyzed the information provided. Originally my research question of focus was how advertisements effected people’s self-image both physically and intellectually. I soon discover that it was hard to find and articles that closely related the relationship between advertisements and self-image. So I changed the question to pop culture instead of advertisement. After that I decided that that question was way too broad and after reading related topics I have decided to change my research question to How does media effect men and women’s physical and psychological self-image. Since then my finding have been enormously great; in fact media plays a major part in how we see ourselves. The obvious effect is our physical appearance. For some seeing models displayed in the media may have a increased effect in their body esteem because it may be seen as motivation. For others there is an opposite effect of a dissatisfaction of our bodies. This can be seen more among women than men; but never the less it effect both. It can cause a change in our diet and exercise habits. Other effects include eating disorders, steroid use, and surgery. One of the major psychological effect is depression. This is a serious issue considering the death toll depression contributes to each year. Other effect that I have recently discovered and decided to include is the altered sexual behavior that media can cause among men and women. Because media can have negative effect on how a person views themselves this can cause discomfort in sexual activity. It has been shown that people that are dissatisfied with their bodies may avoid sexual activity all together. Through these finding I will organize my paper within these effect. First the physical and then the psychological. After that I will add in my finding on these effect of sexual behaviors.