My audiences are Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the founder of one of the most popular and trending social media call “Instagram.” I think that Kevin and Mike will likely disagree with me because they are the founder of this social media and they wouldn’t want any negative comments about how Instagram has an effect on eating disorders in children and adolescents. They may be well aware that Instagram users posting images that are unrealistic and spreading the #thininspiration because they are both Instagram users as well. However, they may not be aware that the images that Instagram users across the world are posting especially models in bikinis have an enormous influence on many people across the world. Eating disorders is a serious illness that needs to be advocated across the social media. Eventhough, Kevin and Mike may not support my position, I believe that majority of Instagram users and patients of eating disorders will support my …show more content…
I want to learn, understand, and educate others and myself that an eating disorders in children and adolescents isn’t just caused by a genetic, psychological, and behavioral factors as people have put it out there. The media is the main contributor to eating disorders. The reason why I want to analyze this problem is because eating disorders has been risen and it is due to mainly, social media. We are growing in technology which allows many people to create websites and apps that play a huge role in the user’s lives. For example, Instagram was created in 2010 and 10,000 people downloaded the app in just a matter of an hours. Similarly, the more social media that people are exposed to then the more likely they will be influenced by it. Solution are needed in every problem that we face so I believe that providing solution will help people look at the problem in a different
Prior to this class I did not know the severity of just how deadly eating disorders were. Growing up you heard about eating disorders and there may have been a few girls in high school that you knew were suffering from an eating disorder but that was the extent of what you knew. The fact that 8 million people are affected by an eating disorder is a staggering number that should alarm parents and peers alone. But although it affects this many people and has the highest mortality rate among psychiatric disorders it is rarely talked about until it hits close to home.
"Now, I don 't like to compare. Facebook and Instagram are very image-driven, so I try to avoid that.” Rojas added, “Users support one another 's self-destructive behaviors through shared tips and tricks — and promote the notion that an eating disorder is a lifestyle choice, not a serious mental illness.” We need to realize how it can lead to damaged and unrealistic ideas of women 's ultimate body’s type. Rojas added, “An estimated 30 million Americans suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder (20 million women and 10 million men) at some time in their life, according to NEDA.”
Dissatisfaction amongst today’s youth regarding their personal body image is increasingly common, warranting a necessary change in the norms and behaviours that are portrayed to Canadian youth. The necessary change that must be implemented moving forward is the portrayal of healthy and attainable body images through media. A 2012 ABC News article stated the average model weighs 23% less than the average woman (Lovett, 2012). Such an appalling statistic is something that must be tackled as we progress toward the future seeing as it showcases to the youth of today that anorexia and unhealthy body weight is seen as desirable or attractive. The relation between such a statistic and anorexia is clear.
Rhetorical Analysis How does eating disorders and social media correlate? Jeremiah Solomon ENC 2135 Prof. Naguib 12 March, 2023 I. Introduction In society today, people look for ways to be entertained, interact with others, and keep up with the trends in society. One way they do so is through a series of apps known as social media.
Throughout adolescence, an adolescent’s body will change and undergo physical changes. Physical body changes can make adolescents self-conscious about their bodies thus leading to an eating disorder (American Federation of Teachers). Statistics show that ninety-five percent of individuals with eating disorders are between the ages of twelve and twenty-five (South Carolina Department of Mental Health). Eating disorders are occurring during adolescence, a difficult time in an individual’s life. Adolescence and young adulthood is a time where individuals try to identify who they are and who they want to become.
In the article “The Globalization of Eating Disorders”, Susan Bordo analyzes misconceptions about stereotypes associated with eating disorders. Bordo explains that eating disorders are no longer associated with one particular race, gender, or nationality. He notes that “we are dealing here with a cultural problem. If eating disorders were biochemical, as some claim, how can we account for their gradual ‘spread’ across race, gender, and nationality?” (Bordo 642).
"The Impact Of Advertisements Featuring Ultra-Thin Or Average-Size Models On Women With A History Of Eating Disorders." Journal Of Community & Applied Social Psychology 15.5 (2005): 406-413. Academic Search Premier. Web.
Often, they judge their self-worth by their ability to control their weight/shape (Grilo 6). It is no secret that eating disorders are alarmingly common. Especially now, in this culture, where large corporations are “investing” in this industry as a result of their market research which can then only mean one thing – eating
Media has contributed to the development eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia . Subpoint: Bulimia is when a person binge eats then purges or use laxatives to avoid the risk of gaining weight. People with this disorder are at risk of heart failure, kidney failure and also death.
While nobody wants to be more depressed or more anorexic, people with eating disorders look for envy when people may emphasize how difficult it is or how dangerous. Not only those forms of envy, but also how much control they have over their diets. These websites need to be reduced as much as possible and they may start by decreasing the amount of famous public
Social media makes teenagehood harder by creating a stereotype of what a perfect body should look like, celebrating extremely thin, unhealthy
Nearly 66% said they needed to lose weight, while half of them were not overweight at all. Teen magazines such as Seventeen and Teen Vogue talk about how to look ‘slim’ and ‘sexy.’ Heavy readers, that get addicted to them, usually engage in unhealthy weight control behaviors. Advertising is found to be the main source of unrealistic body types.
More research needs to be done regarding these cognitive biases and their impact on the treatment of eating disorders and their effects on maintaining eating disorders and disordered eating
Social media is a powerful source in today’s society, 81% of the population in the United States alone has set up a social media profile. Many use the media for useful things, like educational opportunities and business inquiries. Although there are people who may look at it more in a concerning aspect. Many people today view the social media as a stage where they are judged and told what the real way to look and act is, more specifically, body image. Social Media has a negative impact on body image, through creating a perfect view physically which affects someone mentally, targeting both male and female, and turning away from the real goal of social media.
Prevention and Advocacy Public health officials are aware of the problem, they are effectively trying to find preventive measures to help prevent eating disorders. Austin (2012) states, the full engagement of public health in eating disorders prevention research could bring to the field the much broader range of preventative strategies and perspectives that will be essential to tackling the challenge of eating disorders. If only every health professional took it upon themselves to initiate a change of how society deals with eating disorders would help bring survivors and victims of this disorder together. The reasoning’s behind the absence of health professionals are unknown but there are considerable speculations. Austin (2012) suggests, the