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An Assessment of the Objectification of Women in Fitness MagazinesProf. Sung Kim, Sonia Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Hunter, Sarah Huegen, Joe Thompson. Existing theoretical research on the social construction of the feminine physique and the objectification theory helps us understand how women exist in a society that causes them to objectify themselves. The primary focus of existing quantitative research has been on mediated image in movies, fashion magazines, and on television, and the eating disorders many women develop in an effort to possess the thin bodies that the media tells them they want. But with the change in the ideal body from a thin, gaunt figure, to a sharply, muscle-toned body, it is necessary to look at the mediated images present in fitness magazines. Using the objectification theory, this study will analyze fitness magazines content to determine if or how they contribute to the media's objectification of women.
Presenters Prof. Sung Kim
(United States)
Assistant Professor Department of Communication DePaul University His research and teaching specializations are in communication and new technology, communication theory and research methods, political communication, online journalism, public opinion and intercultural/international communication. He has 3 years of experience as an editor and reporter at an U.S. Army military newspaper and broadcasting. He also worked as a political campaign consultant and an intern of an U.S. congressman's office. His current research topics include media reporting of globalization news, online public opinion, and the Internet and its impact on society.
Sonia Fitzpatrick
(United States)
Graduate Student Department of Communication DePaul University Elizabeth Hunter
(United States)
Graduate Student Department of Communication DePaul University Sarah Huegen
(United States)
Graduate Student Department of Communication DePaul University Joe Thompson
(United States)
Graduate Student Department of Communication DePaul University
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(Virtual Presentation,
English)
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