Every day men and women are barraged with a variety of images; many of these images imply that there is a certain way to look and to be. Pressure to conform to these media standards has led to questions regarding how we look at ourselves. Are we normal? What should we look like compared to how we really look? What is the ideal woman’s body according to the media? What should the ideal man be like?
Questions to Keep in Mind: How has the media influenced perceptions of what people should look like, and what are the consequences of this influence? What can be done to counteract these influences?
