Tel-T 192 1st Edition Lecture 9Outline of Last Lecture I. The Pro-Ana CommunityOutline of Current Lecture II. Male Body ImageIII. The “Ideal Man” Mass MediaIV. Harrison & Bond(2007)Current Lecture- Male Body Idealo Young men are increasingly pressured to be muscular o Ideal body type is v-shaped: broad shoulders and large biceps, narrow waisto How to achieve this ideal? Anabolic steroid use is comparable to rates of anorexia and bulimia among adolescents- Consequences of steroid useo Increased chance of prostate cancero High blood pressureo Lack of fertilityo Growth of breast tissue This body is easier to achieve than an ideal woman’s but it is still hard to get- The “Ideal Man” Mass Mediao Print media Men’s BMI’s have increased overtimeo Electronic media Men are underweight, but less so than women Fatness is punishedo Children’s toys (Pope’s Work) This ideal has worked its way into kids’ toys Dimensions have become impossibly large Bodies don’t exist and are unachievableo New Media Specifically video games Characters are now large/strong men that have unattainable bodies- Harrison and Bond (2007)o Looked at video game magazinesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Good to study because they had images from all sorts of games with this body imageo Genre is popular with young boyso This was a survey and a longitudinal analysiso Questions/Variables: How often they read gaming magazines? Questions pertaining to body dysmorphic practices… How much time did they spend with any magazine…. Asked child to report their race- Most characters are whiteo Social Comparison Theoryo Social Learning
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