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... > politics and international relations > political science > culture and politics > media effects > race and body image

... > media and society > youth and media > media use > media effects > race and body image

... > media studies > media and society > youth and media > media effects > race and body image

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race and body image

Definition

Extensive research has linked adolescent media use with body image, typically finding that greater exposure to media representations of the thin ideal is associated with worse body image. Most of this research, however, has been conducted with samples that are exclusively white and female. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Body Image, Ethnicity/Race and]

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media effects

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