Impact of mass media on public alimentation

Student:Popescu Diana

Dorinela

Feb2016Management and Rural DevelopmentYear II

Mass media: “an instrument for social control”

Media effects on nutritionMedia Effects on Body ImageConclusions

Content

Social scientists call the mass media an instrument of control that influences the political and economic development.

Public alimentation standards are havely influenced by the mass media.

GOOD vs. BAD – the impact of the mass media on nutrition.

Mass media: “an istrument for social control”

Mass media supports the nutrition field, to direct the public’s nutrition-related behaviors to healthier ways.

On avrege people:-view15 television food advertisements every day -98% of which are low in nutritional value. -Only 2% of advertisements are about fruits and vegetables.

Preschoolers liked the taste of foods and beverages significantly more when they were placed in McDonald’s packaging compared to the same foods in plain packaging.

Media effects on nutrition

Mc’Donalds, KFC and Coca Cola Proper nutrition is expensive

Body image can be seen as directly related to self-esteem and self-concept.

Domestication, Infanticization, Commondification, and Racialization

Adolescents are more apt to be at risk for developing unhealthy attitudes towards their bodies based on their susceptibility to advertisement.

Media Effects on Body Image

MASS MEDIA: half of it tells you you’re beautiful just the way you are while the other half tell you to diet and be skinny

Food commercials- where they go wrong

Conclusions The mass-media is used as much for

manipulation as for information Eating habits are infuenced by the mass-

media Our diet, body image and self esteem are all

related Fast food wins the advertising war against

the organic food.

http://www.ask.com/world-view/advantages-mass-media

http://thebusinesscommunication.com https://en.wikibooks.org

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