Studio Brief 1: Finding research sources

The quote I have chosen:

'Many studies have found that both women and men do not believe that their current body form is attractive... Research has repeatedly found that physically attractive individuals are perceived by most to be socially more desirable than those that are perceived as being unattractive, something that is likely to have been reinforced by consumer societies…'

The main themes I will be concentrating on in this essay are:

- men and women health advertisements

- obsessive behaviour about diets and slimming as only way to be seen as attractive

- consumer behaviour in regards to beauty and health products 

- adverts idealisms on image

- self comparisons and insecurities

I created a table of the the different resources that I have found that I can use as a starting point for my research into this topic.

LCA Library	The Beauty Myth: Naomi Wolf (2002) Media, Gender and Identity, an introduction: David Gauntlett (2nd edition)
Google Books (preview)	Consumer Psychology. New York: Jansson-Boyd (2010)
Articles/JStor	Dietary supplements advertised in muscle enthusiast magazines - analysis of marketing strategies: Danna Ethan, Covey H Basch, Alyssa Berdnik and Marsha Sommervil Gender representation in the crossfire journal - a content analysis, sport in society: Bobbi A.Knapp  Belk 1988 - possessions and the extended self Gender and cultural diversity in body image: Ronnie Moradi Gender differences in adolescent sport participation, teasing, self-objectification and body image concerns: Amy Slater, Marika Tiggemann Gender, sexual orientation, and romantic partner influence on body image: Charlotte and Patrick N.Markey Post feminist media culture: elements of a sensibility: Rosalind Gill Media influence on drive for thinness and drive for Muscularity: Pritchard and Cramblitt
Websites	Blog on 'the self' Consumer behaviour and concept of the self http://www.womenshealthmag.co.uk https://yougov.co.uk/news/2013/11/20/size-12-britains-ideal-dress-size/ http://www.associationofmodelagents.org/what-it-takes-to-be-a-model/