Is this the root cause of many disorders?
2007-01-12 01:27:38 · 12 answers · asked by [ΦΘΚ] PIяATE 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
"Overtly" as in publicly transferred through popular media such as television and magazines.
2007-01-12 01:35:25 · update #1
Absolutely. I think that there is a subset of the population in which it can cause significant problems. For example, adolescents and 20 somethings who follow pop culture feel tremendous pressure to be thin thus increasing the incidence of eating disorders in these girls. There is also a new phenomena that has arisen over the past 10-15 or so years that focuses on how much money and how many material "things" you posses. This can cause many problems - I see this alot in individuals in prison who are so focused on becoming rich that they do all sorts of illegal things.
However, the vast majority of Americans are not necessarily influenced by their self-image. You just don't hear about these people.
2007-01-12 01:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Overtly? As opposed to "covertly?" I think you mean "overly" and if you do, it would have to be in comparison to something or someone. At any rate, I don't think one can or should try to generalize such things about the population of an entire country.
In response to your additional comment, I would say then that, yes, American MEDIA are overtly obsessed with body image, but that is not to say the average American is.
2007-01-12 01:32:20 · answer #2 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that americans are overtly obsessed. we all see the super-models and acters and singers and we think we have to look like them such as weight, how tan we are or whatever. no one can just be happy with themselves anymore. everyone thinks that we have to weigh 105 and no more than 110, me personally i weigh 135 and i look darn good and never try to be like anyone famous cause sooner or later they are going to lose that image.
2007-01-12 01:41:20 · answer #3 · answered by Kiki 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely - in fact there are diseases and disorders that are specific to certain countries: Eating Disorders are an American Disease. Yes, we are too obsessed. Watch Dr. 90210 for an hour!
2007-01-12 01:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by Who Knew! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that other country's media seem more obsessed with Americas image than they are as a country
2007-01-12 01:34:45 · answer #5 · answered by marcocollyer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Self-image AND food. Now there's a paradox!
2007-01-12 03:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by Shrieking Panda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say what you want, we Americans are NOT perfect but, You know what, ? It's still the best country in the world to live in, and I LOVE IT !
2007-01-12 01:33:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think the entire world is obsessed with self image ...
2007-01-12 01:53:54 · answer #8 · answered by Azureskies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
I'm not sure about the limitation you placed . . . overtly
Humans are mirrors - they reflect what they are looking toward
If they are looking at themselves, just like a mirror looking at itself, it becomes a deep reflecting 'hole' leading nowhere and empty.
But if you choose to look at, God, for example . . . well, need I explain?
2007-01-12 01:49:56 · answer #9 · answered by Clark H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they are not.
look, in the moment there are two gods.
one is in heaven perhaps and the other one is in the earth for sure called AMERICA.
without them the world would be messy.
believe me.
2007-01-12 01:50:49 · answer #10 · answered by arber 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋