Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine connections between the policies, strategies, and practices of the fashion industry and the phenomenon of eating disorders. The plan of the research will be to set forth the background and context in which such connections can be credibly made and then to discuss the extent to which compelling evidence exists that there is fashion-industry culpability in the reach and severity of eating disorders.

From the Paper
"The purpose of this research is to examine connections between the policies, strategies, and practices of the fashion industry and the phenomenon of eating disorders. The plan of the research will be to set forth the background and context in which such connections can be credibly made and then to discuss the extent to which compelling evidence exists that there is fashion-industry culpability in the reach and severity of eating disorders, where such disorders can be interpreted as a response of fashion-industry customers to social and cultural norms that the industry either shapes or leads.

The influence of the fashion industry on medical pathology that arises from eating pathology cannot be understood without an appreciation of the ability of cultural norms to influence a whole range of human behavior within that culture. Equally ..."

Abstract
This paper explains that eating disorders affect people in all walks of life, including young boys, men, and women, but girls between the ages of 11 and 17 are at greatest risk. The cause of anorexia nervosa is unknown; victims want everything in their lives to be perfect, and they blame themselves if it is not. The paper states that treatment for anorexia nervosa is very difficult because the patients do not feel there is anything wrong with them. However, if the illness is diagnosed early, and the patient is willing to make a change, it can be reversed.

From the Paper
"The medical complications associated with this illness are enormous and too numerous to list is this paper. People who die as a result of anorexia die from cardiac arrest or suicide. The mortality rate is about 5% for each decade and increases up to 20% for patients that have the illness for more than 20 years. Patients with anorexia may have dry skin and thinning hair on their head. They usually have a tendency to feel cold and are frequently ill. Girls usually stop having menstrual periods."

Tags:girls, perfection, thin, treatment, cause

Abstract
This paper examines how the popular perception of eating disorders is limited to middle-class or affluent teenag girls, usually perfectionists who are obsessed with grades, relationships, and having the perfect body and how this perception is a stereotype. It argues that even stereotypes have some basis in reality and examines the prevalence of eating disorders in today's population and explain what sociological factors might cause it to occur.

From the Paper
"According to C. Wright Mills, the sociological imagination "enables the possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals" (15). The sociological imagination is used to distinguish between "personal troubles" and "public issues" when attempting to understand a problem in society. It is, in fact, a means of understanding unique issues by their more global context. How can this concept be related to the prevalence of eating disorders, then? The popular perception of eating disorders is that they are limited to middle-class or affluent teenaged girls, usually perfectionists who are obsessed with grades, relationships, and having the perfect body. In large part, this perception is a stereotype. Even stereotypes have some basis in reality, however. "

Tags:anorexia, bulimia, sociology

Abstract
Examines the causes and effects of negative self-image.

From the Paper
"Teen-Age Girls and Self-Esteem

Introduction
One of the most popular recent books about the lives of teen-age girls, Reviving Ophelia, dealt with the problem of self-esteem. The author of that book, Mary Pipher, traced many of the problems that teen-age girls have to a lack of self-esteem, noting that suicide, eating disorders, depression, teen pregnancy, and other problems have their origins in self-image. The intent in this paper is to explore that issue of self-esteem, learning how low self-esteem develops and how it impacts the individual.

Self-Esteem
Before we start looking at how self-esteem develops and what ..."

Abstract
This paper examines how both anorexia and obesity are products of how teens see themselves. The author looks at why adolescents turn to "comfort food": carbohydrates, fats and sugar, plus how unrealistic body images of females in the media lead to anorexia and/or bulimia in mostly female teens. The paper provides tips on how to boost adolescents' self-esteem.

From the Paper
"The problems pertaining to weight control and self-image in teenagers now extends to two completely opposite ends of the dietary spectrum. While some adolescents struggle with obesity primarily due to the American diet of refined sugars, carbohydrates and fried fast foods, others struggle to survive as the result of a self-induced state of starvation known as "anorexia nervosa." Both situations can have fatal results."

Tags:anorexia, nervosa, bulimia, obesity, food, media, research, self, esteem, fats, sugar, carboydrate, starvation, parent, study

Abstract
The media has a large effect on society as a whole and there has been an increase in media exposure over the years. The thin, waif-like look is seen as the ideal, a standard for women to be measured against. The paper shows that women are under lots of pressure to conform to the ideals of society and the majority of women are on diets or have dieted at some point in their life. This leads to low self esteem and poor body image, which is a precipitating factor in eating disorders. This essay discusses whether the media is the catalyst for preoccupation with slimness and a major contributor to eating disorders in young women.

From the Paper
"The media is often quoted as a scapegoat for the increase in eating disorders. Linda Grant's opinion is that: "Women don't set out to become anorexic, they begin by thinking they're too fat because everywhere they go the media is telling them that they are right" (Barrett, 1997). This assumes that the causes of eating disorders are simply triggered by an individual feeling overweight, which is not the case. Eating disorders have many causes, some evidence suggests that an eating disorder can exist without this pathological fear of being overweight (Lai, 2000). If these effects of the media are obvious then why is it that only 1-3% of women suffer from an eating disorder? "

Tags:anorexia, bulimia

Abstract
This paper studies the correlation between media exposure and resulting body image disturbance/eating disorder symptoms in the light of a recent research. It examines the impact and presents some latest developments in research findings in this area especially the concept of internationalization, which was largely ignored in earlier studies on the subject.

From the Paper
"In a media-saturated culture like the one we have in the United States, the influence of media-promoted images on our perception of what is good, healthy, beautiful and desirable has often been discussed and in most cases vehemently criticized. Research indicates that female adolescents are increasingly being subjected to unhealthy body images in print and electronic media resulting in the rise of eating disorders cases. With media presenting us with images of super-thin women who are projected as symbols of success, eating disorders are unarguably on the rise among young women. This is the result of distorted body image or body image disturbance that occurs when people, both men and women, overestimate their body size and harbor chronic thoughts about dieting, weight loss and consumption of fat. Body image distortion leads to unhealthy dietary habits where people start consuming less food with lower nutritional value and as the result suffer from eating disorders including bulimia and anorexia nervosa."

Tags:anorexia, binging, bulimia, disorders, magazines, models

Abstract
Both anorexia and bulimia are eating disorders that affect teenagers. Teenagers with eating disorders usually have other problems such as low self-esteem, family problems or other emotional problems.

Abstract
The paper argues against the Constitution's raising of the legal drinking age to 21 years nationwide. The paper discusses the rise in alcoholism among teenagers since the act came into effect in 1984 and several other reasons why the law should be removed. Finally, it touches on the the fact that the law can be seen as unconstitutional for it clearly favors federal jurisdiction where there should be none.

From the Paper
"At age 18, an American can vote, fight and die in a war, marry, own homes and cars, and even firearms. But these rights somehow do not measure up to the right to drink beer, wine, and spirits. The specter of Prohibition loomed when Americans decided that alcohol consumption was so sacred and powerful that citizens can vote before they can consume alcohol legally. The paradox is astounding but fails to impress American puritanical standards."

Tags:Mothers, Against, Drunk, Driving, MADD, Alcohol, traffic, fatalities

Abstract
Throughout the literature it has been noted that prevalence rates of BN within Australia fall within the 1-3% range for women meeting diagnosable criteria within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV). This paper explores and critically reflects on the treatment orientations of cognitive behavioural therapy and a psychodynamic approach. The outcomes and underlying mechanisms driving these orientations are explored with personal preferences and frameworks of the author being expressed at the cessation.

From the Paper
"Core assumptions of Bulimia Nervosa (BN) from a Cognitive-Behavioural perspective surround its precise pathology (ie. the clinical features from which it is diagnosable) and that which maintains such pathology. Clinical features and those, which maintain them, are the formulation upon which treatment is based and executed. Fairburn, Marcus and Wilson (1993) specify these cognitive and behavioural factors which maintain BN, as being low self esteem, extreme concerns about shape and weight, dietary restraint (ie. restriction of food intake), binge eating, and compensatory behaviours (such as vomiting and/or laxative use). Figure 1 depicts a schematic representation of their cognitive-behavioural model (as depicted by Fairburn, Marcus and Wilson, 1993)."

Tags:anorexia, behavioural, bulimia, cbt, cognitive, disorders, eating, psychodynamic, therapy