“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | Body Image, Media, and Eating Disorders |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | Academic Psychiatry |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | American Psychiatric Association |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 1 May 2006 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 13 February 2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
A major public health problem today are eating disorders, "Throughout history, body image has been determined by various factors, including politics and media. Exposure to mass media (television, movies, magazines, Internet is correlated with obesity and negative body image, which may lead to disordered eating. The authors attempt to explain the historical context of the problem and explore potential avenues for change" (Derenne and Beresin). |
Adults and children do not exercise or eat healthy, instead they just sit, chat with friends, watch tv, and eat unhealthy foods, "Our nation’s health has reached a point of crisis. According to the American Obesity Association, 65% of adults and 30% of children are overweight, and 30% of adults and 15% of children meet the criteria for obesity" (American Obesity Association). |
The 19th century was when the slim waist began to be what was considered desirable, "Indeed, much emphasis was placed on female fragility, which then made a woman a more attractive candidate for marriage. ... Women of significant financial means would go as far as having ribs removed to further decrease their waist size. Despite being painful and causing health problems, such as shortness of breath (which could lead to pneumonia) and dislocated visceral organs, corsets became the height of fashion" (Thesander M.). |
Women have been told that they can and should have it all, they are expected to be a good wife, maintain a good job, keep a clean home and eventually be an amazing mother as well, and while all that is happening they are expected to look like "voluptuous Baywatch babe personified by Pamela Anderson... Though it is highly unlikely for a rail-thin woman to have natural DD-cup size breasts, toy manufacturers set this expectation by developing and marketing the Barbie doll, whose measurements are physiologically impossible" (Brownell). |
Non celebrities are not the only people that go through hell trying to look "perfect", Celebrities are no less susceptible to eating disorders than the rest of the population. Mary-Kate Olsen was hospitalized with anorexia nervosa, and the weekly gossip magazines have speculated consistently about the health of Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie" (Derenne and Beresin). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
This article brings out many facts about how eating disorders can be caused by the media and how unhealthy our society has become. It lets parents know how they can help be a part of the solution for obesity and the insecurities of their children.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The authors are
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Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
This site does not have anything to gain other than helping people over come their problems and insecurities with themselves
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
It may be a little bias because I did notice the authors bring up the opposite side on how it can be our own fault pretty much it is the medias fault.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author cites MANY references in their writing and it adds a lot of credibility because the references are from people with MD's and are reliable resources.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source by writing about how unhealthy our society has become and what we could do to solve that problem
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