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C/MD/172. Ideal body image: is it a media construct?

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2011
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The paper looks at the representations of an “ideal body image” by the media defining the concept of body-image and discussing the influence of media on the perceptions of body and beauty. Media relationships with their audiences are considered arguing whether the media impose standards of beauty, and critically examining individuals’ engagement with media in western societies.

 

KEYWORDS: body image, media, perceptions of beauty,

 
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