Stephanie Simon

Professor Beards

English 102

Annotated Bibliography

Stern, Leonard, "The Idealism of Thinness." Ottawa Citizen, 9 (2002) 64 - 74

Stern speculates that the media plays a major role on girls wanting to be thin. Teens are put

lead to believes that they are not beautiful unless they are thin. Young girl are eating less and less food to lose the weight to look like someone in the media.

"Reality TV Triggers Health Issue," http://www.webmd/ .com, 28 February 2003. 24 October

2008. Teenage girls are more likely to believe what that see on TV to real. Very thin actresses and actors are seen on a lot of TV show that lead teenagers to believe thin is in.

Hendrick, Jessica, Teen Magazines Only Add to Young Women's Image Problem." 1 December 2001 . Hendrick states that super thin models are used in teen magazines. When teenagers

use these magazines to use for self image it can lead them to dieting. Teen magazines use

celebrities for certain articles to capture their attention even more.

--Eating Disorders - sign your teen has a problem with eating or Body Image. http//image. //ww.kidica.com//raising-children/teen-health/eating-disorders.aspy.

This site talks about how teens are the ones mostly affected with societies ideal of body image.

not only do they get messages from the media about body image. Some teens also may received

unintentional messages at home about body image.

RC552.E18T78. Kramer, Gerri Fried, "The Truth About Eating Disorders," 2005 Fact on File,

inc. This book states that eating disorders are not just a girl disease. Eating disorders not

only affect the person with the disease it also affect everyone around them . Anorexia and

Bulimia are considered mental illness eating disorders. Eating disorders can develop from

several causes.

Bennett, Jessica. "It's Not Just White Girls." Newsweek. 152.11 (Sept 15, 2008): p 96 From

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. The author states that males, Latinos, Blacks and other races are societies other group of people suffering with anorexia that may lead to bulima. Males and minoirites were not included in a studies because it was considered a white girls disease. In 1970's Anorexia became a household name when a model by the name of Twiggy was thought of as having the ideal body image and weight.

JAMA and Archives Journals; Study examines risk factors for development of eating disorders. "NewsRx Health & Science 16 Jun 2008: 249. Sciences Module. ProQuest. Malcolm x College, Chicago, Il. 16 Oct. 2008 <http://www.proquest.com/> In this article pre adolescent and adolescent weight and body image are a concern and may be associated with eating disorders. A study was done in Boston from 1996 - 2003 on boys and girls ages 9-15 . The study was to try to determine the connection of the various risk factors associated with eating disoders.
Kowalski, Kathiann, Poor Body Image Leads to Anorexia. At Issue: Anorexia Ed. Balkin, F Karen, San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. In this article the author tells how teens look at movie stars and fashion models for body image. It has a short paragraph on how one teenager poor body image led her to having an eating disorder and depression.

Yager,MD, Joel , "Statistics: How many people have eating disorders?." Eating Disorders. 2005. AnorexiaNevosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. 18 Oct. 2008. http://www.anred.com/stats.html. I chosed this cite because it gives me specific stats on people with eating disorder

Rader, Ph.D, Johathan. "Body Obsessions" and "Medical Complications of Eating Disorders." Radar Programs. Brookhaven Hospital. 18 Oct. 2008 . This cite explains the many different symptoms and Medical ailmenst a person may aquire because they are thinking negative about thier body size. Negative body image can lead to eating disorders

2nd Annotated Bibliography Nov 14, 2008

Boskind-White, Marlene, and William C. White Jr. "Adolescence: Setting the Stage for Eating Disorders." At Issue: Bulimia. Ed. Loretta M. Medina. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2003. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. City Colleges Of Chicago.05 Nov. 2008 . The author talks about how kids at a very young age are afraid of eating fearing they may become fat.

Hitchon, Jacqueline Bush, Park, Sung-Yeon, Yun, Gi Woong. ""You Can Never Be Too Thin" -- or Can You? A Pilot Study on the Effects of Digital Manipulation of Fashion Models' Body Size, Leg Length and Skin Color. " Race, Gender & Class 11.2 (2004): 140. Ethnic NewsWatch (ENW). ProQuest. Malcolm X College, Chicago, Illinois. 05 Nov. 2008 This site talks about how the mass media has become a powerful shaper of childrens minds. Childrens believe what they see in the media when it come to body image to be real when it is really not.

Body Image And Ethnicity Study Shows Differences. " Sacramento Observer [Sacramento, Calif.] 28 Dec. 2006,B7. Ethnic NewsWatch (ENW). ProQuest. Malcolm X College, Chicago, Illinois. 07 Nov. 2008 http://www.proquest.com/ In this site a study was performed about the difference between Black and Whites when it come to body image. The study found that more blacks than whites were satisfied with thier bodies.

Thomas J Hunt, Ole Thienhaus, Amy Ellwood. "The Mirror Lies: Body Dysmorphic Disorder. " American Family Physician 78.2 (2008): 217-22. Research Library Core. ProQuest. Malcolm X College, Chicago, Illinios. 10 Nov. 2008 In this site the author states that teen with Body Dysmorphic Disorder are worried wih an imaginary thought of deformation in the appearance of one or more body parts.

RC552.E18EW476,Whelan, Jo. Eating Disorders. Vol. 1. Austin: Steck-Vaughn Company, 2001. 1 vols. In this book Ms Whelan talks about women and men who are prone to have eating disorders, are people who are obsessed with being thin, are not satisfied with thier body, have low self-esteem and a tendency toward trying to be perfect.

Binks, Georgie. "Eating Disorders Are Not Necessarily Harmful." Opposing Viewpoints: Eating Disorders. Ed. Jennifer A. Hurley. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001. Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinking. Gale. City Colleges Of Chicago. 12 Nov. 2008. In this article the author talks about how she handled having an eating disorder for over 20 years. That eating disorders are not harmful but are just an easy way of losing weight.

Casey, John. "The Media Do Not Contribute to the Incidence of Eating Disorders." Opposing Viewpoints: Eating Disorders. Ed. Jennifer A. Hurley. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001. Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinking. Gale. City Colleges Of Chicago. 12 Nov. 2008. According to the author actor, actresses, models that are seen in the media has little influence on how real people live.

Rowland, Hilary. "Media Images Are Unrealistic." (2003): 1-3. Oposing Viewpoint Resource Center. Malcolm X Library. 2 Nov. 2008. .
In this site the author tells how models in magazines are not real that the pictures of the models are touched up to make the models appear to look perfect.