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About-Face: Facts on the Media - Offers statistics about how images and messages in the mass media affect women's self-image and self-acceptance.
www.about-face.org/r/facts/media.html
BECAinAction : Body Image and Media - Study by Dr Michelle Wolf exploring the impact of mass media and human communication on the development of body image and self concept. Contains summaries, documentary, publications list and related resources.
beca.sfsu.edu/action/research/bp_documentary.html
Fear of Fat: Why Images of Overweight Women Are Taboo - Article by Laura Fraser on why the media will not use images of overweight women.
www.fair.org/extra/9707/fear-of-fat.html
Mediascope Issue Briefs - Body Image and Advertising - Overview of advertising's influence on body image, especially in young girls.
www.mediascope.org/pubs/ibriefs/bia.htm