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How does women being portrayed as sexual objects effect young women?

      "Sociocultural standards of feminine beauty are presented in almost all forms of popular media, barraging women with images that portray what is considered to be the "ideal body." Such standards of beauty are almost completely unattainable for most women; a majority of the models displayed on television and in advertisements are well below what is considered healthy body weight. Mass media's use of such unrealistic models sends an implicit message that in order for a woman to be considered beautiful, she must be unhealthy. The mindset that a person can never be "too rich or too thin" is all too prevalent in society, and it makes it difficult for females to achieve any level of contentment with their physical appearance."

ex. of women being portrayed as sexual objects.

 Here is a video on how women are portrayed as sexual object, for instance , in music, TV , and in advertisements;

Here is also a music video demonstrating how women are displayed as sexual objects;

Here are 3 links that you can go to further your research in women being sexually portrayed as sex objects.

http://people.eku.edu/winslowm/psy300/tygart.htm
https://sites.google.com/site/mediasportrayalonwomen/Home/the-perfect-woman--1950-vs--today/the-sexualization-of-women

 

Throughout all forms of media it is obvious to see that we live in a world that is very sexualized. Magazine advertisements, magazine pictures, commercials and even ads on the internet are shown in a sexual way and women are usually the objects of sexualization in the ads.  Sexualization is when a person's value comes only from his/her sexual appeal or behavior, to the exclusion of other characteristics and when a person is sexually objectified. Throughout the media it is obvious to see that women are very sexualized and they are usually portrayed as objects that belong to men in these advertisements. One ad which shows exactly how women are sexualized and how they are objects that belong to men is the Dolce & Gabbana ad. There is just one girl in the ad that is laying down while a man is on top of her holding her arms down