engl outline

1.Title

a.NameofassignmentArgumentOutline

b. YourTitleRelationbetweenWomeninAdvertisingandEatingDisordersinYoungGirls

2. Introduction

a. Question/anecdote/statistic/quote(pickone)“Younggirlsarebecomingawareofbodyweight

andfigureas earlyaseightyearsold.Thisturnhascausedeatingdisorderstorisesincethe1970s,young

girlsarefeelingthe pressuresabouthavingtocreatetheperfectbody.”

b. Briefbackgroundinformation

Womenbecomeincreasinglyawareoftheirbodiesastheygetolder,especiallywiththeconstant

awareness

ofthemedia.Womenarebecomingobjectifiedatyoungerandyoungerages,andarebecomingmore

andmore awareofthatfactastimegoeson.

c. List(2)otherperspectivequotes

i. “Researchershavefoundthatchildren’smaininformationonsexualityandsexualhealth isthrough

themedia,thisisespeciallyalarmingsincemostofthemediauseswomenassexualobjects.”

ii. “Inaculturethatcutsoffwomenfrommanyoftheirownpossibilitiesbeforetheybarley havehada

chancetosensethem,thatpainbelongstoallwomen.Outletsforcopingmayvarywidely,andmaybe

moreorlessaddictive,moreorlessself-destructive.Butatsomelevel,allwomenknowwhatitistolack

accessto theirownpower,tolivewithapieceofthemselvesunclaimed.”

d. ThesisStudieshaveshownthat90%ofeatingdisordersarefromyounggirlswhoexperiencethe

pressure tofitsociety'sideal“beauty”.

3. Body

a. Definition

Anyofseveralpsychologicaldisorders(suchasanorexianervosaorbulimia)characterizedby

serious

disturbancesofeatingbehavior-MerriamWebster’sonlinedictionary

b. Developedbackgroundand/orhistoryEatingdisordershavehadasignificantinfluenceinthe

currentpublic healthwherehealthcomplicationshavebeenontheriseamongindividuals.Womenare

highlyinfluencedbythe eatingdisorderswhichneedstobeconsideredeffectively.Womenpicktheirbest

imagesanduseinadvertsing whichhasahugeimactontheirfollowersonsocialmedia.

c. Develop(2)otherperspectivequotes

-Playtexcampaign:“eatingdisorderscreateaverydifficultenvironmenthealthwise”

-oldewomen’sperspective:“eatingdisordersareverymuchstressfultohandleamongwomen”

d. SupportsfromResearchGuide1(2+sources)

i. TopicsentenceAdvertisementhasplayedahugeroleinpressureyoungwomentofitthe idealbeauty

causingharmtoayoungwoman'smind.

ii. QuoteOnestudyfoundthat47%ofthegirlswereinfluencedbymagazinepicturesto wanttolose

weight,butonly29%wereactuallyoverweight.Researchhasalsofoundthatstringentdietingto

achieveanidealfigurecanplayakeyroleintriggeringeatingdisorders.

iii. RestatementofquotesTryingtoachievetheidealslimbodyhasinfluencedgirlstowant tolose

weight,resultinginextremedietingorhelpdevelopbadhabitssuchaseatingdisorders.

iv. Youranalysis/synthesisThemediaandadvertisingplaysahugeroleininfluencingwhat women

viewas“beautiful”.Floodingwomen’sbrainswithtall,slenderbodiesofmodernmodelsisatacticthe

mediausestokeepsocietyupwiththetimes.Advertisementisabigindustrythathasamajorinfluencein

targeted customersthroughoutthedecades.

v. TransitiontonextparagraphAdvertisementhavebeenobjectifying,sexualizing,and

downgradingwomenfordecadescausingyoungwomentofeelthepressureofobjectificationas

earlyastheir childhoodyears.

e. SupportsfromResearchGuide2(2+sources)

i. Topicsentence

ii. Quotes(2)“Advertisinghelpstocreateaclimateinwhichcertainattitudesandvalues flourish,such

astheattitudethatwomenarevaluableonlyasobjectsofmen’sdesire”

“Ithasbeenrecentlyargued,coherentlywithpreviousresearch,thatthemediamaybe

responsibleforthe spreadofeatingdisorders.Thisarticlereviewsthisliterature,andevaluateswhatthe

realroleofthemediainthe spreadofeatingdisordersis.

iii. Restatementofquotes(2)Advertisingcreatescertainattitudesandvaluesthisisalarming especially

sincethemediaobjectifiesanddowngradewomenthroughoutthedecades.Youngwomenasyoungas10

yearsoldfeeltheneedtostartdietingtofitthesenormalstandards.

Researchhasshownthatthereisalinkbetweenthemediaandtheattitudesyoungpeoplehave

towardtheir

bodies.

iv. Youranalysis/synthesis Itcanbeeasilyseenbetweenthesequotesthatacorrelation hasbeennoticed

overtimebetweenthegrowingbeautystandardduetothemediathatthere’sagrowingdesiretobe “fit”or

“thin”

v. Transitiontonextparagraph

f. SupportsfromResearchGuide3(2+sources)

i. Topicsentence

ii. Quotes(2)“InJune2015,thenewspapersinEnglandonceagainpointedatthemedia industryas

responsibleforthespreadofeatingdisorders.This articlereviewsthisargumentandpreviousresearch

ontheroleofthemediaindustryintheperpetrationofimagesthatmayfostereatingdisorders.”-

(anonymous)

“Thecurrentfindingsbuildonresearchdemonstratingthatmediacoverage

inadvertentlyinfluence potentiallyharmfulsearchtrendsonline”

iii. Restatementofquotes(2)themediaindustryisthoughttohavethemostimportant influence

overtheindividualswhodevelopeatingdisorders

iv. Youranalysis/synthesis

v. Transitiontonextparagraph

4. Conclusion

a. Includeabriefsummaryofthepaper'smainpointsTheeatingdisordershavebeenhighly

influenced bymediawhichdoesnotputintofocusthenegativeeffectsofthefoodproductsbeing

advertisedthus exposingtheentiresociety.

b. Pickoneormore

i. Evokeavividimage

ii. Callforsomesortofaction

iii. EndwithawarningInabilitytocontrolthesignificantriseofeatingdisorderswill resultinavery

much-disabledsocietywithhighdependencyratio.

iv. Universalize(comparetoothersituations)

v. Suggestresultsorconsequences

c.Thefollowingarebestasthelastlineofyouressay

i. Askaprovocativequestion“Whywouldthemedianotheldresponsibleforwrongful advertising

foodproducts?

ii. Useaquotation“Mostoftheseeatingdisorderscanbecontrolledeffectively”

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