Outline Introduction

This paper indentifies the Body Image vs. The Media. This paper will attempt to highlight how an individual's body image is influenced as a result of external pressures and how this tends to make an individual's body image an element that is reliant on the frame of reference. While the media impacts the self-esteem of both genders, the idealized images of attractiveness differ between men and women.

The standard for male attractiveness is usually depicted according to muscle mass while the standard for female attractiveness is portrayed by body weight. While the media impacts the self-esteem of both genders, the ...