Info, stats, websites on the effect media has on the body image of teens

MistressSpankME · #1 (**permalink**) May 04, 03

Anyone have any helpful websites or places I can find stats on eating disorders, cosmetic companies, advertising etc?

thecolorsunset · #2 (**permalink**) May 04, 03

http://www.indymedia.org/

would be a good place to poke around.

MistressSpankME · #3 (**permalink**) May 04, 03

Even if I can't find anything for the project i'm doing that's a great link, thanks.

watscum · #4 (**permalink**) May 04, 03

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Originally posted by MistressSpankME
Anyone have any helpful websites or places I can find stats on eating disorders, cosmetic companies, advertising etc?

what course is it for?

thecolorsunset · #5 (**permalink**) May 04, 03

http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/commun.html

theres a few promising sites here

theres a whole field of studies concerning mass media,its origins, implications and reasons for being. It all scares me to death.

have you been to adbusters.org? just a thought

MistressSpankME · #6 (**permalink**) May 04, 03

Thanks. And No I haven't checked out adbusters, but I should :P

Watscum: it's just for some dinky Healthy Living project.