Perhaps in no other time in history today have body image standards had such an impact on society. With today’s mass media people can be subjected to thousands of influencial messages and images daily. The media’s influences are surrounding us everywhere we look. Whenever we turn on the television, listen to the radio and read fashion magazines, our minds are bombarded with images of “the perfect body.” There is no doubt that in …showed first 75 words of 678 total…

…showed last 75 words of 678 total…has plenty of food. Thin women are not seen this way and are seen as poor and infertile. Even in France and England in the nineteenth century, fat and large women were considered beautiful, they were an object of beauty. As we all know, being "fat" in this day and age is rarely considered in these ways. The impact that today’s body image standard is having on women and teens is immeasurable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**