The term mass media describes many forms of entertainment: television, film, music, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and advertising. For decades these resources have been available to people of all ages. Because this is where we receive most of our information, it is used by media organizations to target and impact youth of all worlds. Idealized beauty standards, irrelevant sexualization are only some of the ways that young women in the media are portrayed today. There is a general overview of how many of the things we are used to seeing and sending a negative image to young people everywhere. Let’s be honest, the average person in this country does not look like Angelina Jolie, Halle Barry or Gina Carano. So why it is that average women are not represented in mass media formats? It’s actually a simple answer.
Idealized beauty standards are seen everywhere from commercials, to TV shows and movies. These ideals puts pressure on young women to look like the people featured in music, magazines, film and many other mass media formats, even if the goal of being that thin is unattainable without harming your body’s health.
The film industry is one that has a major effect on how young women are viewed in society. The music industry just like the film industry exhibits the use of irrelevant sexualization to attract an audience of young people. Music videos showcase behavior that is just as promiscuous as what you see in film. Women’s bodies are constantly displayed in a sexual way, and this behavior is imitated by young girls across the country who idolizes them. It is clear that images of young women in the media have a tremendous impact on young people everywhere. Whether it is through film, music, or any other mass media format the public is constantly pressured to fit into today’s ideal of what beauty is. Young people are influenced to act like the characters they watch on TV.
Idealized beauty standards are seen everywhere from commercials, to TV shows and movies. These ideals puts pressure on young women to look like the people featured in music, magazines, film and many other mass media formats, even if the goal of being that thin is unattainable without harming your body’s health.
The film industry is one that has a major effect on how young women are viewed in society. The music industry just like the film industry exhibits the use of irrelevant sexualization to attract an audience of young people. Music videos showcase behavior that is just as promiscuous as what you see in film. Women’s bodies are constantly displayed in a sexual way, and this behavior is imitated by young girls across the country who idolizes them. It is clear that images of young women in the media have a tremendous impact on young people everywhere. Whether it is through film, music, or any other mass media format the public is constantly pressured to fit into today’s ideal of what beauty is. Young people are influenced to act like the characters they watch on TV.
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