1). Suggested Title of Research Project - At the moment I am researching under the title "Fuelling Change: Can an individual change perceptions of beauty in the media?" however I think this is due to change as time goes on and my research broadens.
2). Significance - Why is this Research important, or interesting? This Research is interesting because I can investigate different beauty ideals across a spectrum of countries and look more into the psychology behind why people are fascinated with "perfection". It's a topic that interests me as a person who regularly uses social media and I think it would be interesting to see if that impacts on how a person perceives themselves.
3). Primary and Secondary Sources - At current I have taken out 4 books, Germaine Greer, Naomi Wolf, Debrorah L Rhodes and Susie Orbach.
I am currently looking at medical websites and into Christina C Wee's work dealing with obesity.
4). Methods -
Im probably going to hand write out the essay a few times first and create a draft with only 5 quotations and a few facts in. Once I have done this, I'll print it out and implant more quotes and facts into the parts of the argument that I feel are weak. As I'm doing this I'll be working on my map of understanding and fleshing out the quotes I already have, as well as working on illustrations for my practical. The more I learn through my practical, the more it informs my essay.
5). Limitations -
I will be focusing on body image in female society, I chose to do this as it is more particular but still has a broad variety of things I can look at within it. It is also something that I find interesting and that affects myself and my peers.
6). Essay Plan - I struggle to make essay plans as it doesn't suit my way of working. I rather set myself brief points I am planning on making and then make them and edit them each time I go back.
For my Introduction I want to tackle how social media has informed the way we perceive ourselves. I plan on putting in one fact and one quote just to peak interest before getting into the essay. I want to establish the essay question and describe how I plan to investigate it.
The Main Body, will consist of a collection of quotes first addressing celebrities part in body image and their negative impacts, and going on to address the beauty industry. After this I might choose and example of a celebrity to prove my point that they are used to push Beauty Standards on the general public. I will try to address obesity and the attitudes towards it and I want to research more into the psychology of body dismorphic disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia.
Photos, I plan these to be 2 photos of a celebrity showing how the media has manipulated them and then 2 photos of a illustration or magazine cover that demonstrates a positive way to promote body image.
Conclusion, I want to conclude that the idea of Beauty is entrapping the female society and that the only way to get rid of it is to disregard the beauty myth (some reference to Wolf in this).
5). Limitations -
I will be focusing on body image in female society, I chose to do this as it is more particular but still has a broad variety of things I can look at within it. It is also something that I find interesting and that affects myself and my peers.
6). Essay Plan - I struggle to make essay plans as it doesn't suit my way of working. I rather set myself brief points I am planning on making and then make them and edit them each time I go back.
For my Introduction I want to tackle how social media has informed the way we perceive ourselves. I plan on putting in one fact and one quote just to peak interest before getting into the essay. I want to establish the essay question and describe how I plan to investigate it.
The Main Body, will consist of a collection of quotes first addressing celebrities part in body image and their negative impacts, and going on to address the beauty industry. After this I might choose and example of a celebrity to prove my point that they are used to push Beauty Standards on the general public. I will try to address obesity and the attitudes towards it and I want to research more into the psychology of body dismorphic disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia.
Photos, I plan these to be 2 photos of a celebrity showing how the media has manipulated them and then 2 photos of a illustration or magazine cover that demonstrates a positive way to promote body image.
Conclusion, I want to conclude that the idea of Beauty is entrapping the female society and that the only way to get rid of it is to disregard the beauty myth (some reference to Wolf in this).
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