“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | The Media Assault on Male Body Image |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | SEED |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | seedmagazine |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | Seed Media Group LLC |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 15 September 2006 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 16 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). |
For a long time the media has been making women feel like crap, "But over the past two decades, the gender gap in media objectification has closed. Every bit as unattainable as Barbie-doll proportions and the heroin chic look are the broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, fat-free, and muscle-sheathed male physiques littering today’s media" (SEED). |
When it comes to men their size and shape are not the only thing they worry about, "There’s also the so-called “real body”: hair, sweat, blemishes, smells—all the characteristics that are noticeably absent or can’t be fully conveyed in a picture or on a screen" (SEED). |
The media does not only make men feel self conscious but also, " but that such discomfort leads to sexual problems and risky behaviors" (Schooler and Ward). |
When men are grossed out with themselves and are in an intimate situation they resort to unprotected sex, "Schooler isn’t sure exactly how being grossed out by your back hair translates into unprotected sex. She hypothesizes that men, when ashamed, detach emotionally and mentally from sexual situations—they aren’t attentive to their partner’s needs or open with their own. She adds that they are more likely to be careless. Such behaviors have been observed in women who are uncomfortable with their bodies" (Schooler). |
According to Ferraro came to a conclusion that, "a negative body image makes people unhappy, leading them to be alternatively less likely to speak up for themselves when pressured and more likely to take risks as a way of impressing others" (Ferraro). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
This source talks about it's not only women that have been uncomfortable with themselves due to the media. For a couple decades now men have worried about their "real body" image, which is mainly about body hair, sweat, etc. They see in the media that the men dont deal with that and it makes them self conscious.
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 author was not given but it has references of people from universities. The purpose of the site is to get the readers aware of "real body" image and how it should not affect men. Seed magazine funds the site.
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?
The site does not have anything to benefit from this other than helping men feel better about themselves, it is mainly an informative piece.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
I do detect a somewhat bias in the author's writing because they only talk about how men want to be like the men in the media.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The site does cite references in the writing and it does add to the credibility because they are references of people who have done studies on this subject.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source to help me because the sources I have been finding are mainly about women and I have not been finding any about men and how they can be affected by the media.
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