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The Negative Aspects Of Mass Media

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Years have passed and currently we are heading towards a new era. As for now, Malaysia can be considered as a developing country with all the progressions that we have received and achieved, especially in terms of technology. The best example to illustrate the rapid growth of technology is through mass media. Since it has been developed through space and time, our country has not been left behind. Mass media has become a major communication tool that connects people between one another from various places. This includes traditional and new media. Example of traditional media are newspaper and television. Meanwhile, the new media is the Internet which has currently dominated the mass media.
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Mass media has played a crucial role in classifying certain types of beauty in its own way. Those with tall and slim body image are portrayed as beautiful, while, those without these characteristics are considered as ‘ugly’ in the mass media. This condition will make the viewers or the consumers face emotional and mental distress with themselves when they do not posses beauty as defined by mass media. This issue can be related to stereotypes which has become a main concern throughout the world. Unfortunately, mass media has reinforced stereotypes in our mind by promoting beauty according to their own …show more content…

For example, mass media tends to portray the ideal body image for an individual according to their judgement which is by having a slender and slim body, such as shown in dramas, movies and reality shows. Models and celebrities are the perfect example to illustrate the ideal body image that teenagers should have. Even though the teenagers are aware that everything which has been shown in the mass media is not real, they still believe otherwise. From their perceptions, being thin is the most perfect body image and it may lead to body dissatisfaction. Many research has been done highlighting the negative influences of mass media and teenager’s physical appearance. Williams and Ricciardelli (2014) point out that too much exposure to unrealistic body images will lead to more body

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