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Abascal, Liana B., et al. "The adverse effect of negative comments about weight and shape from family and siblings on women at high risk for eating disorders." Pediatrics Aug. 2006: 731+. General OneFile. Web. 8 Nov. 2011. Provides a study on the relationship between negative comments on weight and body size and the likelihood an eating disorder will arise. Included are many statistics concerning the topic of how women and girls view their body. Negative comments can lead to eating disorder, but also cause problems with emotional development.

Bawdon, Fiona. "No model for girls: controversy over 'size zero' models is no longer confined to the fashion industry. There is now solid evidence that images of super-thin celebrities in the media have a direct effect on the well-being of teenagers." New Statesman [1996] 1 Oct. 2007: 28+. General OneFile. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. Provides real life examples of the problems eating disorders cause. Lists statistics about women and girls and the eating disorders that they face. Points out women are not the only ones affected by eating disorders. Examines the idea that models are getting incredibly, frighteningly thin. Also examines the health issues attached to that.

Harrison, Kristen, and Veronica Hefner. "Media exposure, current and future body ideals, and disordered eating among preadolescent girls: a longitudinal panel study." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 35.2 (2006): 153+. General OneFile. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. A longitudinal study of the media and its affect on adult and adolescent minds. Explores and explains the idea of the thin ideal. Explains that body image issues can start as early as in preschool. Shows the process and results of the study as well as explains the results and their implications.

Ryan, Sandy Fertman. "Love that bod! Do you have a case of bad bod-itude? Lost it ... by feeling beautiful from the inside out." Girls' Life June-July 2005: 58+. General OneFile. Web. 8 Nov. 2011. A peppy, up-beat article about the idea of loving your body. It explains how to live healthy and how to love the skin you’re in. Explains steps in order to attain happiness in your body. Mostly geared towards preteen and teen readers of the magazine. Uses more colloquial terms to explain things, though uses a credible source to support the position portrayed in the article.

Thomaselli, Rich. "Beauty's new, er, face; Nike latest marketer to embrace women by trading fantasy images for realistic ones." Advertising Age 15 Aug. 2005: 1. General OneFile. Web. 8 Nov. 2011. Explains the type of revolution in the advertising of Nike products. It examines the advertisements and gives different perspectives on the change. Provides the detail that Nike decided to use real women in its campaign after a similar one was launched by the Dove Company. The campaign celebrates the ‘real’ woman, though there are still several critics who believe that the ‘real’ woman is still not being portrayed.

Research Journals

1. Bibliographic information (author, title, publication information, volume & issue (if it’s an article) page numbers; or URL and access date and date of most recent update to the site):

2. Summary: What is this source about? What’s the main point?

The main point of this article is to find a relationship between negative comments about body weight and other such factors and link them to forms of abuse and eating disorders.

3. Quick quote or key fact from this source:

“In addition to these negative effects on self-esteem and other aspects of emotional development, negative comments and teasing about weight and shape contribute to the development of excessive weight and shape concerns, which is a risk factor for the development of eating disorders” (Abascal)

4. Evaluation: How reliable is this source?

Being a study in an academic journal and found from a credible database, it is reliable.

5. Personal evaluation: Do you plan to use this source? Why/why not?

I will probably use parts of this source in order to support my idea that media and culture shape people’s body images and that can lead to eating disorders.

6. Other information about this source for your annotated bibliography (okay to continue on back):

Many facts and statistics concerning the study and facts that link it to abuse.

1. Bibliographic information (author, title, publication information, volume & issue (if it’s an article) page numbers; or URL and access date and date of most recent update to the site):

2. Summary: What is this source about? What’s the main point?

This source is about eating disorders in catwalk fashion models and regular models and how that affects the lives of regular people, especially teen girls.

3. Quick quote or key fact from this source:

“There is now a whole body of evidence that links fashion and media images directly to the health and well-being of the wider population of teenage girls” (Bawdon).

4. Evaluation: How reliable is this source?

This source is very reliable and came from a reliable database.

5. Personal evaluation: Do you plan to use this source? Why/why not?

I will definitely use this source because it has a lot of facts on eating disorders and how they really do affect girls.

6. Other information about this source for your annotated bibliography (okay to continue on back):

Models die on catwalks from eating disorders and women are not the only people who suffer from eating disorders.

1. Bibliographic information (author, title, publication information, volume & issue (if it’s an article) page numbers; or URL and access date and date of most recent update to the site):

2. Summary: What is this source about? What’s the main point?

This source provides details on studies done that regard preadolescent, adolescent, and adult reactions to thinness portrayed in media. Gives facts about different studies as well as shows the study processes and results.

3. Quick quote or key fact from this source: “The implied theoretical process is straightforward: extreme dieting and exercise aimed at weight loss are done in the service of an internalized thin body ideal that was learned via exposure to social sources espousing that ideal, one of which is the collection of mass media depictions of thinness as the epitome of female attractiveness” (Harrison 2).

4. Evaluation: How reliable is this source?

This source is very reliable as it comes from an academic journal.

5. Personal evaluation: Do you plan to use this source? Why/why not?

I do plan to use this source as it is very helpful and explains things that I never knew about body image and eating disorders and how women are affected by the media (my topic).

6. Other information about this source for your annotated bibliography (okay to continue on back):

The study in the source uses longitudinal research techniques and provides information that could be considered new in the discussion of the topic.

1. Bibliographic information (author, title, publication information, volume & issue (if it’s an article) page numbers; or URL and access date and date of most recent update to the site):

2. Summary: What is this source about? What’s the main point?

The main point of this source is simply to love who you are and the body you’re in. One of the best factors, in my opinion, is that it sets it forth in more colloquial language because it is trying to make its point to its young girl audience.

3. Quick quote or key fact from this source:

“Tons of pressure--peer, parental, media and cultural--makes it hard to feel like a hottie” (Ryan).

4. Evaluation: How reliable is this source?

This source comes from a girl’s magazine, so since it is trying to help girls feel better about their bodies, I would say it is reliable.

5. Personal evaluation: Do you plan to use this source? Why/why not?

I might not use this source since it is geared towards younger girls and doesn’t exactly stress my topic, though it is a good source to help girls who suffer over their body image.

6. Other information about this source for your annotated bibliography (okay to continue on back):

It is kind of like an advertisement and is very energetically written. It does, however, use a credible source to support its point.

1. Bibliographic information (author, title, publication information, volume & issue (if it’s an article) page numbers; or URL and access date and date of most recent update to the site):

Thomaselli, Rich. "Beauty's new, er, face; Nike latest marketer to embrace women by trading fantasy images for realistic ones." Advertising Age 15 Aug. 2005: 1. General OneFile. Web. 8 Nov. 2011.

2. Summary: What is this source about? What’s the main point?

This source is about new campaigns that are arising tha portray more realistic women in their advertising.

3. Quick quote or key fact from this source:

“Nike has introduced a campaign that celebrates women's big butts, thunder thighs and tomboy knees” (Thomaselli).

4. Evaluation: How reliable is this source?

This is an article from a magazine about advertising, and it was found from a reliable database.

5. Personal evaluation: Do you plan to use this source? Why/why not?

I will most likely not use this because though it is a good source and it does support my position, it doesn’t really cover all the criteria of my topic.

6. Other information about this source for your annotated bibliography (okay to continue on back):

There are new ad campaigns for not only Nike, but Dove Company as well.