Thesis+and+questions

Thesis and Essential Questions
Thesis (Finalized): Adolescent girls face unattainable ideals set forth by advertisers, toy makers, and celebrity culture, which can lead to issues with body image.  E ssential Questions (Finalized): 1. What are the major components of one’s body image? 2. What causes society’s views of the “ideal” physique to change over time? 3. How can the family help adolescent girls struggling with body image? 4. How can organizations help adolescent girls struggling with body image? Thesis (revised): A combination of familial pressures for perfect children and the media, which shapes society’s expectations of the “ideal” physique, especially for females, forces an unattainable set of ideals onto adolescent girls, triggering many body image issues.

Thesis (tentative): Media shapes society’s expectations of the “ideal” physique, especially for females, making it the primary cause of body image issues in adolescent girls.

Essential Questions(Tentative): 1. What are the major components of one’s body image? 2. What causes society’s views of the “ideal” physique to change over time? 3. What are current actions to help adolescent girls develop a healthy body image?