Our Society and Body Image
Skinny, blonde and beautiful are just some images that haunt women everyday. No matter who a person is, they are affected by body image. Men and women, young and old, all have their own images of the body. It is scary to think that body images are so important in our society. There is no escape from it. It seems images produced by the media will make people do almost anything to fit American's standard of the "perfect body". Images produced by media and the society effect everyone from birth through adulthood; all ages in society are forced to deal with the expected body image. From the time of birth, images of physical perfection bombard the young mind. When children are young their minds are fragile and are willing to be molded from whatever they are taught. For example, one of the first toys a young girl is given is a Barbie doll. Young girls are taught that Barbie's are beautiful and perfect. Eventually when the girls reach middle school, they find Barbie's image is what they still want to physically achieve but consider talking about Barbie as being childish, so they turn to a more life-size Barbie figure such as Britney Spears. Teenage girls all strive for the same goal to b
Plastic surgery seems to be the quick fix to help achieve this goal, but no matter how much surgery is performed nothing will ever be perfect. A face-lift is the most common plastic surgery among older woman. A face-lift is when a doctor makes an incision along the hairline and pulls back on the skin and make it tighter. This tends to make woman appear twenty years younger. Many older women go to this procedure as a fix to make them feel younger and raise their level of self-esteem. Plastic surgery is not something that just older women turn to; woman of all ages go to plastic surgery for a self-esteem boost. Women turn to surgeries to help make them feel better like: nose jobs, breast implants, butt reductions, cheek implants, collagen implants and liposuction. Women want to look more attractive to men and other women so they strive to reach the unachievable image. The perfect Barbie doll-image is what women of all ages strive for. Most people do not view plastic surgery as a major process; they see surgery as a quick way to become a "perfect woman". Many women do not want to wait for years or want to spend time to keep up with their physical appearance. Body image is something that will constantly be worried about. The media and society plays a huge role in the way American's look at themselves. As a child people strive to get the Barbie image. Some people will go to great extents to make their self-esteem better. They will get plastic surgery as a "quick fix" which takes a lot of recovery. The surgery can also lead to horrible outcomes and empty wallets. American's should thin
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