Social Effects Of Social Media And Physical Effects On Society

Did you know social media can change you? Social media can cause problems with your health? In the article, “Student examines negative effects of social media on teens” by Aurelie Krakowsky and “The Upside of Selfies: Social media isn’t all that bad for kids” by Kelly Wallace talks about social media, but clearly it’s harmful to people. Social media is for people to enjoy on a daily basis and be updated on what is happening in the world; however it can be harmful to your health and even your education. It can lower kids self esteem and make them feel uncomfortable about themselves. It can also cause health issues and distant yourself from the people around you.

In fact, media is contributing to many false advertisements and unrealistic images that cause eating disorders. Media gives us these false beauty standards by making teens think they have to be thin and tall. Meanwhile, many teens want to be like the models and they try to be thin but instead of doing it the healthy way. The way they do it is to skip meals and that develops eating disorders. For instance, Arnett says, “Marketing and advertisement agencies focus on models such as tall, thin women or a muscular man with a chiseled jawbone when casting for photo shoots and television commercial” (265.) Therefore, we experience and seen is that the media do give us a false beauty standard which makes teens want to do everything that is possible to become like models. This has contributed

Poet Allen Ginsberg once said that “whoever controls the media-the images-controls the culture”, and nothing could be truer than this. Media plays a larger role in society within this generation more than many of us are aware of. It can easily impact people’s lives through aspects such as sports, fashion, movies or hobbies, but unfortunately, one of these impacts is how we view our body. Media constantly posts images and messages promoting a nearly unachievable and unrealistic image of what beauty looks like and it almost always has negative fallout when we struggle to meet this. This is known as an eating disorder. An eating disorder is a psychological sickness that results in dangerous eating habits and both short and long term affects on the body. People with eating disorders generally have a negative perception of their self will try to control their weight through unnecessary dieting, exercising or purging. But how does this illness begin? Social media sites, advertising, celebrities and other forms of media through society are all social pressures that are influencing people to be “perfect” and causing this expanding matter.

In America, the words “beautiful”, “fit”, and “thin” are often used to describe someone that has the ideal “perfect” body, everyone’s perception of it can vary and about half of the population has the body that many people adore or aim to have. However, not everyone has or can achieve the ideal body type, some people will go to extreme measures to either gain or lose weight just to feel accepted in today’s society. These dangerous actions can result in a person developing an eating disorder that can alter their lives both physically and mentally. “An eating disorder is an illness that can be defined as having irregular or abnormal eating habits while being concerned about body weight or shape”

The media’s false portrayal of body image has a great influence on the development of eating disorders. There are three types of eating disorders; anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating. Eating disorders are major issues in today’s society. Instead of people using the media to influence good eating habits, they use it to influence bad eating habits. The numbers of people who have an eating disorder are rising at an alarming rate. It affects not only women, but also men, teens, and young children of all ages. It is not surprising that the number of young children who have an eating disorder is increasing each year. This is an issue that people do not take seriously. The media gets the attention to continue to

Social media is one way to see people views on what the "ideal" body image and it also one of the quickest ways to kills someone's self esteem. People post their pictures on the internet and anyone can view it and is free to make comments as they please. Social media sites like Instagram have made "Likes" and "Comment" a superficial thing in people's minds. If a male or female see that they are not getting the same attention as another on social media because of their body image this could result in a eating disorder depending on the individual. In the article from the daily beast by Emily Shire, she mentions that, "Facebook, Instagram, and other social media technology may be inadvertently worsening the struggles of those suffering from eating

Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out and a leader development specialist at Smiths College, argues in her article “How Social Media Is a Toxic Mirror” that social media has become a way for teens to critique themselves and can create poor eating habits, leading to pro-anorexia due to the increase of “wellness” industries. It has long been understood

Marcela Rojas, The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News. "Social Media Helps Fuel Some Eating Disorders." USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, 01 June 2014. Web. 03 May 2017.

Anorexia can be caused by a variety of factors, such as social media, movies, and television shows. Dieting, body dissatisfaction, and wanting to be thin are all factors which increase the risk for an eating disorder, and unfortunately, our society encourages all three. One cannot simply walk by a cash register without seeing a magazine encouraging rapid weight loss, calorie counting, or feeling guilty after a meal. Instagram and Snapchat are two of the most image driven platforms on social media which cause low self-esteem amongst young

The influence of social media on eating disorders has caused people to ban social media in their households because of the harmful effects exerted onto so many people. This influence causes girls to take a huge blow to their self esteem. Due to the possible repercussions of social media people have resorted to banning the use of social media within their households, such as Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet. Winslet told Fox News: “Let your kids climb trees. Take the device out of their hand. Play Monopoly! You go to a cafe and grown-ups are at one end of the table and children the other, on devices, not looking up.” Kate Winslet is not the only one who feels this way; Donna from White Plains, New York was previously a victim of bulimia, a

Perhaps the most used form of the internet is social media; therefore, this is perhaps what causes social media websites to be one of the most influential medium on. In a study by Yust (2015) it was found that 90-95% of citizens use social media daily (Yust). Social media consists of various counterparts within it, but it exposes its users to vast imagery within it. It was concluded in a study by Tiggermann (2013) social media may be used for factious purposes, including streaming media, visiting shopping, fashion, celebrity, and magazine websites, all likely to have an appearance focus to promulgate thin beauty ideals (Tiggermann, and Slater). Although the intentions that social media websites have, they may be doing the exact opposite to its users. Flynn (2016) found in his study “exposure to media images of the body ideal can negatively impact viewers’ body image and disordered eating behavior” (239).

According to CBS Atlanta, a recent study led by Dr. Keith Wilcox from Columbia University reported that using Facebook may contribute to obesity. Of the 470 participants surveyed, those who were avid Facebook users reported to have higher body mass indexes than those who were not frequent Facebook users. It is evident that widespread use of media has been a factor in aiding the obesity epidemic in the United States. The CDC states that obesity is prevalent in 35% of adult Americans. The impact of media, such as social media, television, and magazines, on obesity has largely contributed to this statistic because it can result in negative effects on one’s self-perception in terms of body image, especially in regards to “the negative eating habits that could result from the frequent visitation of social networking sites” (CBS Atlanta, 2012). In the case of one high school student from Greensboro, NC, Susie Q, media in the form of fashion magazines caused her to have a poor perception of her own body image, despite having a normal BMI range. As a result, Susie Q developed binge-eating habits and was admitted into the hospital for a period of 3 weeks to combat her lack of a nutritious diet. Susie Q developed these binge eating habits because she strived to look like the “fit” models the fashion magazine depicted. After reviewing literature regarding the impact of media on obesity, it is apparent that researchers are interested in exploring attitude towards obesity

“The attention-grabbing pictures of various high-flying supermodels and actors on different magazine covers and advertisements go a long way in influencing our choices” (Bagley). The media is highly affective to everyone, although they promote an improper image of living. Research proved says those with low self-esteem are most influenced by media. Media is not the only culprit behind eating disorders. However, that does not mean that they have no part in eating disorders. Media is omnipresent and challenging it can halt the constant pressure on people to be perfect (Bagley). Socio-cultural influences, like the false images of thin women have been researched to distort eating and cause un-satisfaction of an individual’s body. However, it

those they look up to. They want to feel what their hero’s or idols feel when they are performing in their music videos or acting in their movies. If exposed to violent media, teens are more likely to repeat what they have seen to hopefully achieve the same results or sense of nostalgia as previously viewed. These criminal acts would not only damage the individual and remain on record forever, but society as a whole would reflect and would only help deepen the wound of social media’s single story. Although logically when read on paper or perhaps seen through the news, such acts seem like obvious activities to avoid, but using social media, huge entertainment diligences have glamorized the lives of those who perpetrate such acts. “One of the disadvantages of the social media is that people start to follow others who are wealthy or drug addicted and share their views and videos on the web. Which eventually inspires others to follow the same and get addicted to the drugs and alcohol” (Ahmad). This goes to prove and suggest that many real physical influences have been put on a pedestal for teens and appear to be ways of life that will satisfy artificial needs. It has become well know knowledge across the United States that an excess of alcohol, drugs, or narcotics can lead to dangerous physical and mental health disabilities. Through social media though they appear harmless and even sometimes necessary to be a part of a culture that rules popular teen opinion. Through the

In recent years, the world has changed by modern technological developments. People in these days are living real revolution and changes that affect in somehow their life. Social media has contributed to link parts of this wide world to each other, and paved the way for all people exchange views and ideas. In addition, social media sites are considered the most widespread on the Internet because of its characteristics that made it different from other websites. Because of social media, people has become living in small town. They do not need to travel in order to getting informations or news. Social media has created easier way to achieve communication between individuals and groups.Social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace , High Five, Tagged and YouTube have allowed people to exchange video clips, photos, share files and perform immediate talks and direct communication and interaction between the audience. Despite of advantages of social media that offer to its users, there are some disadvantages that may overcome those advantages. There are a lot of severe criticisms that social media faced because of its negative impact on individuals, families and society. Steal information, break the personal privacy, wasting a lot of time and isolation from people are some of problems that people have faced because of social media. People have divided into two group toward this issue. Some people think that social media has contributed to make their life better.