The media has distorted people's opinions about the way they view their body image. The media has shown what their ideal body type is, leaving people feeling that average weight isn't good enough. (Cardosi, 2006) We live in a world where people feel like having zero body fat is the ideal body type to have. Photos of models from clothing stores, swimsuits, lingerie etc. prove that this is true. Body image is perceived to be negatively affected by the media and the way the media displays their models. Parents, teachers, teenagers and even children all find themselves struggling based on what the media reveals. (Levine & Murnen, 2009) Dissatisfaction with one's body type can emerge from the environment in which one lives. Magazines, music videos, television shows, and films are all examples of how media can negatively affect one's body image (Bell & Dittmar, 2011). Research conducted by Holmstrom in 2004 examined subjects' discretion over how much the media influenced how they perceived body image. This study classified participants based on appearance, body dissatisfaction, and ideal thin body image. There were several groups in which these different categories were tested. The manipulation of the study was due to the different type of media used. One group was exposed to magazine images, one was exposed to television, one to general media, one to movies only, and one was exposed to Internet media. All of these were conducted by participants filling out surveys based on the category they were placed into. After whichever category was tested, each participant in all studies had to c...... half of the paper ...... retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/233197848?accountid=11920Harper, B., & Tiggemann, M. (2008). The effect of ideal and thin media images on women's self-objectification, mood, and body image. Sex Roles, 58(9-10), 649-657. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-007-9379-xHolmstrom, A. J. (2004). The effects of media on body image: A meta-analysis. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 48(2), 196-217. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/227276789?accountid=11920Levine, M. P., & Murnen, S. K. (2009). “EVERYONE KNOWS THE MASS MEDIA IS/ARE NOT, pick one] A CAUSE OF EATING DISORDERS”: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE FOR A CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN MEDIA, NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE, AND EATING DISORDERS IN FEMALE. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28(1), 9-42. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/224873052?accountid=11920