Week 6 Assignment

1) I believe the main idea of this article is the women in the media and its influence on other women (influence on women's body).

2) The main reason to explain the images of women in the media is economic. The cosmentic and diet product industies are assured of growth and profits, so they portray women, to increase their profits. They are showing women that are thin and products that help people lose weight in magazines, which effects the women who are viewing it, particullary the young women. Women who are insecure about their bodies will most likely buu beauty products, new clothes and diet. So the media can be very influential to many women.

3) The researches generated the computermodel of a women with Barbie-doll porportions to show people that images of a female beauty are unattainable. Many young girl who play with barbie dolls may think that they want to be as pretty as barbie. But in actuality, being as pretty as barbie is quite impossible, but yet, young girls still try and this cause many health consequences to them.

4) Well, im my opinion, i believe no matter how your bodies looks like, they should be portayed in the media. The media should show women both thin and big. But i guess that kind of depends on which type of media. If it is a modeling buisness, then i believe they still might show the thin model, but i think they should show both the thin and big. And if its in the Film industry, then they should show different kind of actress, no matter how their bodies look. I just think that the media should lessen the view on a "perfect female body" becuase its having great influence on many of the women across the nation.