Word of mouth often spreads exaggerations and misconceptions. As a responsible consumer society, it is essential for us to weed out facts from fantasy and make educated decisions about the products and media (in this case, magazines) that we expose ourselves to. I, myself, found that the preconcepti...

In today's society, everyone takes on gender roles that will determine the way they think, act and react with other people, but where do they come from? Many people, such as scientists, believe gender roles are a result of biology and our genetic makeup, however the authors of many psychology book...

Some studies have suggested that the media's portrayal of the "ideal body" for women has had a big impact on the increase in women's body dissatisfaction. Research also proposes that this media exposure is linked to the increasing occurrence of eating disorders and body image disturbances. We do...