Male Body Image

Why are women's body issues portrayed more importantly, in the media, than men's?

~Women are more open about their insecurities

~It's more accepted for women to vent about their bodies

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Empowering Solutions

Who should be concerned?

~anybody wanting to change the way society influences males

~Actively try to not let the media affect your point of view on male bodies

~Remember that the images of human you see in the media are almost always photo shopped unless said so

~Stand up when you see someone talking badly about their own body or shaming another person's body

~Males should be concerned about their own body image

Why do men feel insecure about their bodies?

~ They look at the media's expectations

~They are seen as 'sexual objects' rather than just men

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Out of all these bodies which is your most ideal?

What length would males go through to obtain an ideal body?

What do men not like about their bodies?

~weight

~height

~acne

~How muscular they are

~genital size

~38% of men would take off a year of their life to get the ideal body

~only 18% of males are happy enough with their body

~Males suffer eating disorders because of their

What will happen if negative male body image does not get better?

~number of eating disorders rise

~Increase of depression and substance abuse

~Men could stop participating in every day activities

insecurities

Who are the males that are self-conscious?

~ Any male can be self-conscious

~Some males are more inclined to be self-conscious

What happens to males with negative views of their body?

depression

Bibliography

~males are generally ignored because on the society we live in

~men are taught that their body insecurities aren't worth mentioning

~can cause excessive dieting and exercising and also steroid use

Where do these unrealistic ideals of male bodies originate?

~human desire to look as good as possible

~Wanting to have the ideal body type

~ We dress to meet society's expectation

www.Googleimages.com

http://www.refinery29.com/insecure-men-body-image

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-humans-care-about-how-they-look-from-an-evolutionary-perspective

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/research-males-and-eating-disorders

http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/how-men-really-feel-about-their-bodies

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/06/body-image-concerns-men-more-than-women

When do men start viewing their body in a negative way?

anger

~men can start viewing their body negatively from very early ages ( below 12)

~males joke about their bodies to hide the fact that they are insecure

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10 Guiding Research Questions

Who are the males that are concerned with their bodies?

What happens to males with negative views on their bodies?

Where do these unrealistic ideals of male bodies originate?

When do men start viewing their body in a negative way?

Why do men feel insecure about their bodies?

What length would males go through to obtain an ideal body?

Why are women's body issues portrayed more importantly, in the media, than men's?

Who should be concerned?

What do men not like about their bodies?

What will happen if negative male body image does not get better?

anxiety

Male Body Image

Adam and Dami