Media an Body Image: Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Brit, Harper, and Marika Tiggemann. "The Effect of Thin Ideal Media Images on Women's Self-Objectification, Mood,and Body Image." Sex Roles 58.9/10 (2008): 649-657. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Oct. 2013.

This article examined the effect of media’s glorification of the thin ideal on women as self-objectification. The factors which triggered the beginning of the self-objectification were also stated as the woman’ emotional state and personality. Then the article discussed the experiment done, which compared the effect of intensive exposure of thin models magazines and magazines advertising products without people. Additionally, the author offered detailed description of how those effects, self-objectification, appearance anxiety, negative mood and body dissatisfaction, were measured. In the last section, the author illustrated the results, which showed that the group exposed to thin-idealized models scored higher number in all the previously-stated measures compared to the group exposed to products’ images.

Concerning the author, she has several publications related to body image and media’s effects. Furthermore, she is a psychology professor at Flinders University. The article’s content was well- written with a scholarly style. Moreover, there was a detailed explanation of the concepts used in the experiment, which made it easier to understand the analysis of the experiment’s results. The source is highly specific and relevant to the article’s topic. This source is beneficial for my paper’s argument that examines the effects of media images of women. It’s similar to my other sources since the experiment is basically the core of the article.

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Burgess has multiple publications related to the effect of stereotypes in music videos. She is a psychology professor at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, which shows her solid background information about humans’ reactions, behavior, and attitudes. The article’s language is scholarly and academic, which helps the viewers in easily understanding the material. In addition, the article is highly organized with a clear and systemized presentation of the information gathered. All references were properly cited. Thus, there was a proper confirmation for the authors’ assertions. This source is highly relevant to my thesis since it directly examines the effects of media’s portrayal on promoting violence against women. It is distinguished from other sources because it tests the exposure effects by multiple criteria.