SIRC: Mirror, Mirror
http://www.sirc.org/publik/mirror.html
This article goes into how society is a huge part in why ideal beauty standards are how they are. It goes into reasons why both media and society are to blame for current body and self-esteem issues. The article also breaks down effects based on sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and many more categories that effect and are differently influenced by these ideal standards. One of the main findings this article goes into is how kids, adolescents, and then adults react and are being effected in even worse ways at younger and younger ages.
http://www.sirc.org/publik/mirror.html
This article goes into how society is a huge part in why ideal beauty standards are how they are. It goes into reasons why both media and society are to blame for current body and self-esteem issues. The article also breaks down effects based on sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and many more categories that effect and are differently influenced by these ideal standards. One of the main findings this article goes into is how kids, adolescents, and then adults react and are being effected in even worse ways at younger and younger ages.
Mags and Abs: Media Consumption and Bodily Concerns in Men.
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=73f58c30-8f2e-4260-b56b-0594d7263683%40sessionmgr4002&vid=0&hid=4112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=15542171&db=a9h
Males are also effected by beauty standards even if not on the same scale as women. This article goes into how a hyper muscular body is what guys are being pushed by models and actors to have. In movies even the scrawny kid magically takes of his shirt and some how has at least a four pack. Many men however aren't built to form that much muscle especially at the scale of a actor with a nutritionist and personal trainer.
New Study Shows Impact of Social Media on Beauty Standards
http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/04/03/new-study-shows-impact-of-social-media-on-beauty-standards/
This is popular source and in the more social section of online New York Times writings. This article shows five women on social media platforms who are trying to bring a new perception to what it means to be beautiful. There are image examples of all the women and explanation of what message of beauty acceptance they are portraying.
http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/04/03/new-study-shows-impact-of-social-media-on-beauty-standards/
This is popular source and in the more social section of online New York Times writings. This article shows five women on social media platforms who are trying to bring a new perception to what it means to be beautiful. There are image examples of all the women and explanation of what message of beauty acceptance they are portraying.