The culture revolving around the ideal body image

Have You Ever Been on a diet?

Have you ever Worked out?

Are you dissatisfied with your body?

THE CULTURE REVOLVING AROUND THE IDEAL BODY IMAGE.

What we will be finding?

What body image is accepted in our society?

What is body dissatisfaction?

What does body dissatisfaction lead to?

How does media play a part in promoting this culture?

How has this culture progressed and affected all?

Body Image

What does body image include?I. Body image relates to how people think

and feel about their own body.II. The most commonly thought of factor

when talking about body image, for males and females, is a person’s size and shape.

III. The ideal body image espoused by our current culture is one of thinness for females and a lean but muscular body for males .

Body Image

Following are some ideal body images for females and males, shown by the media and approved by the society…

Considered MOST ATTRACTIVE

BODY CALCULATOR

BODY CALCULATOR

What are the causes of body dissatisfaction?There is wide acceptance of our current cultural ideal of beauty and body image. This means that people are under a lot of pressure from multiple sources to conform to these standards. This is associated with a very high rate of body dissatisfaction in our society, especially among adolescents who are particularly vulnerable to this pressure.

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EAL BODY TYPE V-shaped body structure for men

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EAL BODY TYPE Skinny body for women

BODY REQUIREMENT

QUESTIONNAIRE : General Public

OUR SURVEY SHOWS THAT:1. Mostly teenagers are affected by this culture because they have to face

blatant comments on their physical appearance2. Females are dieting to get as thin as their ideal celebrities 3. Males work out to have a body to fit in their shirts.4. Bride-to-be frequently report being dissatisfied with weight, fearing further

weight gain, and being preoccupied with weight loss.5. People lie about being satisfied about their bodies6. 100% agree that Media has a big hand in making them conscious about their

physical appearance.7. Media has a major role in promoting ideal body culture.

Questionnaire: Models

Our survey shows:1. Models are always conscious about their appearance. They

work out to get a skinny figure rather than an hour glass body type.

2. Even if they don’t look perfect, latest technology (softwares like photoshop) make them look perfect.

3. They would do anything to remain thin, e.g drugs

Questionnaire: Designers

Survey shows that:1. Designers consider age, appearance and physical

fitness while choosing a model.

2. On the contrary, they expect the model to fit their dress, rather the dress fit them.

3. They have standard sizes, which is why ordinary people lose weight to fit in the designer dresses.

IMPACT OF BODY DISSATISFACTION

1. Excessive work out2. Dieting to the point where you don’t eat at all3. Eating unhealthy4. Using drugs to kill appetite5. Severe cases result in anorexia and bulimia6. Starving ones own self7. Metal stress8. Depression9. Lower confidence level’10. Feeling of inferiority’11. ANOREXIA12. BULIMIA

Anorexia

BULIMIA

WHAT ARE THE MEDIA INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT CULTURAL IDEAS OF BODY IMAGE?

1. Advertisements promoting skinny females and muscular males

2. Use of Photoshop to hide imperfections

3. Showing false images of the real true person

4. Promoting beauty products to make the ordinary inferior

5. Classifying beauty6. Promoting Models and their lifestyles.7. Magazines, focusing on the diets of famous celebrities.8. Giving rise to fan following

HOW HAS THIS CULTURE AFFECTED THE MASSES?People wanting to attain perfectionism as they fear being a social outcast.

They have peer pressure.

They forget about their own talents are focus in maintaining their body,

They get fooled by Photoshop and the softwares alike.

How Photoshop has helped?Photoshopped images attain PERFECTIONISM!

Ordinary people are being lied to.

Ordinary people strive to achieve the beauty and perfectionism that Photoshop has provided.

PHOTOSHOP INTERVENTIONS

A FEW VISUALS…

DISSATISIED PEOPLE

Peer pressure

Under pressure

Self conscious

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