Body image is culturally constructed by a couple of factors. The first being that men want to find they most atractive female. This causes females to want to have that perfect model like body. Women also want to find an atractive male. They might however find a certain trait attractive or they might just follow the way that our culture has made being skinier and better looking more desirale. This can be seen through the media and the fact that most if not all models are thin and good looking although a small portion of America is that.
Body image is culturally constructed also by the idea of that since such a large portion of America it is seen as okay. Since it seen this way people are less likely to try harder to try and reverse this. While this does exsist many people do try and resort to methods like bulimia and anorexia to try and achieve the "perfect body type". While some might see the pressure many just give in and stop trying which leads to the "American body type" being overweight.
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Your paper includes great facts about the American viewpoint towards body image, however, what about other cultures? How do they differ? Good response, however I think you should have included other cultures opinions because it differs greatly throughout the world and in the past.
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