The concept of beauty in the media

How the media propagates unrealistic body images and beauty standards


Academic Paper, 2015

12 Pages


Excerpt


Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Brief History of the Concept of Body

3. The Concept of Beauty

4. Body Shape Ideals
4.1 Body Shape Ideals among Men
4.2 Body Shape Ideals among Women

5. Media Exposure and Body Image Ideals

6. Media Causation and Body Image Perceptions

7. Impossible Standards

8. The Dove ‘Real Beauty Campaign’ and Perceptions of Beauty

9. Organs without Body

10. A Positive Body Image

11. Born Beautiful

12. Conclusion

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Title
The concept of beauty in the media
Subtitle
How the media propagates unrealistic body images and beauty standards
Author
Year
2015
Pages
12
Catalog Number
V513236
ISBN (eBook)
9783346104328
ISBN (Book)
9783346104335
Language
English
Notes
A paper that would be very helpful to students of advertising, communications, media studies, Aesthetics
Keywords
Advertising, Body image, beauty, Communications, Media
Quote paper
Francis Arackal Thummy (Author), 2015, The concept of beauty in the media, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/513236

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