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Molly Letcher The Media’s Effect on Teenagers

Molly Letcher The Media’s Effect on Teenagers. Body Image. Body Image By displaying thin, young, scandalously clad people on the walls of stores and on merchandise bags, clothing companies convince teenagers that looking sexy is cool.

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Molly Letcher The Media’s Effect on Teenagers

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  1. Molly Letcher The Media’s Effect on Teenagers

  2. Body Image

  3. Body ImageBy displaying thin, young, scandalously clad people on the walls of stores and on merchandise bags, clothing companies convince teenagers that looking sexy is cool.

  4. Barbie DollsA real-life woman with the same body proportions as Barbie would stand 6 feet tall, have a 39” bust, 18” waist, 33” hips, and wear a size 3 shoe.

  5. Body ImageThe popular television series Toddlers and Tiaras shows mothers who enter their toddler aged girls into beauty pageants in order to win a grand prize.

  6. Body Image • 1 out of every 100 teenage girls between the ages of 12 and 18 will suffer from anorexia. • Stereotyping of body images not only affects teenage girls, but also teenage boys. Boys believe that the perfect girl is one who is thin and sexy, thus setting the standard of beauty much higher for the girl. • Girls as young as 9 years old are beginning to be on weight loss diets.

  7. Aggression and Bullying

  8. Aggression and BullyingCartoons display more acts of violence than any other general audience show.

  9. Aggression and BullyingVideo games such as Call of Duty involve playing as characters whose objective is to run around with guns and shoot the enemies.

  10. Aggression and Bullying • Researchers have found that violent behavior has a direct correlation to previously viewed media violence. • Children younger than 8 years old cannot distinguish media violence as fantasy or reality.

  11. Adolescent Sexual Behavior

  12. Adolescent Sexual BehaviorMusic videos contain more sexual activity than any other type of media.

  13. Adolescent Sexual BehaviorThe MTV show 16 and Pregnant is a show intended to warn teens about the consequences of being sexually active but instead glamorizes the girls and makes their lives seem desirable.

  14. Adolescent Sexual BehaviorPlanned Parenthood is an organization that encourages teenage girls with unexpected pregnancies to get abortions.

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