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Lifestyles of the Well.. and Not So Well - A critical analysis of the media's role in the rise of anorexia
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YEAR 12 MULTISTRAND SCIENCE Unit : Lifestyles of the Well.. and Not So Well Assignment Topic : Media - A Critical Review Due Date : Monday September 8 2003 Mark Allocation : 10 (Scientific Process) ANOREXIA NERVOSA Media has a significant impact on people's perceptions and views of an issue. This is especially true when discussing the topic of 'body image'. This supposed 'perfect' shape in which many females and even males try to achieve is the main theme. The media can are not adequate if we do not look like the stick thin models in magazines and on run ways. Researches agree that the number of patients with anorexia nervosa is increasing. Recent estimates suggest that anorexia nervosa affects one out of 200 Australian girls between the ages of 12 and 18. Is this due to media and its influences? In this assignment I will examine and report on an eating disorder, (I have chosen anorexia...
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