Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written) Ex: Twilight | Gender, Health, and Popular Culture |
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer | Cheryl Krasnick Warsh |
Publisher Ex: Little, Brown and Company | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
Year of Publication Ex: 2003 | 2011 |
City of Publication Ex: New York | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader): Ex: Print | Print |
Eddition if indicated: |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283). |
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis posed in a sports bra and some spandex shorts, and instead of looking flawless she took an "'unglamorous', 'ordinary', and 'real,' Jamie Lee was intending to expose the illusion of the celebrity body" (Burr 215). She insisted that the photograph be taken on account she wanted to change her celebrity status because of what she claimed was her newly found self-esteem. |
The media used Jamie as a star image "both to reinforce popular cultural ideals of the young, thin, sexy female body and to expose the illusion of the celebrity body, thus revealing to women the lie behind the ideal female bodily perfection in Hollywood" (Burr 216). |
Women's bodies have always been the center of importance, "Since the 1970's, control over women's bodies and body image by the media and the fashion and beauty industries has been a persistent theme in feminist scholarship" (Burr 216). |
Faludi and Wolf argue that magazines are necessary to the cultural construction, "'because they perpetuate the notion that every woman can achieve the ideal diet and exercise, skin care, and cosmetic surgery. That has translated into the belief that by changing their bodies, women can transcend problematic social locations, thus making their lives better (Burr 216). |
Jamie Lee Curtis did not want all the other 40 year old women thinking that she is flaunting around perfect she wants them to know that "It's such a fraud" (Burr 225). She wanted all the women to see her flaws and know that no one is perfect. |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
In this book it talks about many different health problems and solutions. In one section Jamie Lee Curtis reveals her thoughts about the media and how women think that celebrities are perfect but they really are not. She exposes all her flaws in a photo to prove to the women that she is one example that people get old and they will not be beautiful forever.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor.
There are different authors in the book. Each chapter is a different author.
Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative?
The authors/editor benefits in this book by helping society and boosting their self esteem and letting them know that they are beautiful the way they are.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
It is a bit bias yes, it pushes more towards the media manipulating people and the negatives effects it has.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
From what I have read of the book I did not see the author cite very much.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source to provide an example in my paper as to who is in the media and against how the adjust everything to make people look perfect.
