more like them, I'd do anything to look like them." what does that mean anything would they go to great lengths like binge or over eat himself to gain more definition in his body? I found that the media is very influential to adolescence both male and female. I also found that although I did not provide the control group with reading and programs to watch they would just as the experimental group compare themselves to someone within the media who has been portrayed to be the sexiest or prettiest man or woman. Here is another example, this time from a subject from the control group, "George Cloney is said to be one of the most sexist men in television, he is 5' 7", brown hair and eyes, 163lbs. I am 5' 9" and have both brown hair and eyes, weigh 186lbs. Maybe I should try losing 20lbs?" With these findings I can say that whether the exposure to media is great or small it is there and can lead adolescence to develop some type of eating disorder especially, at the ages of 16-21 were they are experiencing hormonal changes at a rapid speed in some cases. Results:I've measured my control group to show a 76% chance of developing unhealthy diet habits and developing a severe eating disorder. Out of that 76% girls presented more unhealthy eating habits and boys more perceptual change on their body image given the media exposure to the ideal body. Only 11% of the experimental group without being so formally exposed to the media showed signs of change in their perception of their own bodies and the bodies of other males and females within the group. Within that 11%, the majority of the change took place in girls. The remaining 13% showed no change. Both the experimental group and control group were equal in the number of male and females to show no change in their perception of their bodies and of their eating habits.Generalization:Many studies done on the media and eating disorders depict what aspects of the media distorts the perceptions of a...
