Abstract

SALINAS RESSINI, Daniela Fabiola. Mass communication media, beauty standards and anorexia appearance. Punto Cero [online]. 2011, vol.16, n.23, pp.18-24. ISSN 1815-0276.

Anorexia is an increasingly threatening disease in society. The role played by media in spreading beauty standards, as well as cultural practices that mark certain patterns related to social behavior, could play an important role in anorexia appearance.

Keywords : Cultural practices; media; aesthetics; women; gender equality; domination.

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