Jung, H. (2016, February 4). College Senior Body-Shamed at Work Quits Job and Fires Back on Social Media. Retrieved April 29, 2016, from http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/news/a53187/dainty-hooligan-body-shaming-size-discrimination/

A student at Oklahoma State University who worked at clothing store was made fun by the way she looked by the owner of the store. Though she spoke up for what she believed in the manager stood by her words and tried to make it seem as if the student created a hostile environment. Though the student quit her job, the manager apologized and wished her the best of wishes. 

Tyler, T., & Barcalow, N. (2015). What is and what is not positive body image? Conceptual foundations and construct definition. What Is and What Is Not Positive Body Image? Conceptual Foundations and Construct Definition, 118-129. Retrieved April 29, 2016, from http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.lib.odu.edu/science/article/pii/S1740144515000388

This article is discussing about how body image came about and how we can promote positive body imaging. Throughout this article it was discussed on how we can prevent people from creating a negative thought into body image and make it positive. Throughout the article researches have devised ways to build positive body image and to create books to help people know the resources available to get help if needed. 

Andrew, R., Clark, L., & Tiggeman, M. (2015). The protective role of body appreciation against media-induced body dissatisfaction. 98-104. Retrieved April 29, 2016, from http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.lib.odu.edu/science/article/pii/S1740144515000959

This article talked about the positive body image against the negative effects produced by the media. In this article body dissatisfaction was analyzed before results were came up with to a solution. Results indicated that body appreciation predicted less change in body dissatisfaction following the exposure to the media. While people who didn’t have exposure experienced no dissatisfaction. 

Study: MTV’s 16 and Pregnant Led To Fewer Teen Births

Marcano, S. M. (2015, April 15). 7 Reasons I Am Sick, Tired and Disgusted With All The Fat and Skinny Body Talk. Retrieved April 29, 2016, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sky-mandala-marcano/7-reasons-i-am-sick-tired_b_9697270.html

This article is not particularly good but this article was a bit funny to read in the sense that the author has pretty much had it with all the body shaming. In this article she talks about how people have gone overboard and don’t focus on the issues that need to be discussed. Though she did point out that our issues are bigger than just “health”; she makes it clear that everyone should just live their lives however they see fit. 

Keith, S. (2004, Fall). Cyber-Bullying: Creating a Culture of Respect in a Cyber World. Retrieved April 25, 2016, from http://www.crisisprevention.com/Resources/Knowledge-Base/School-Bullying-Resources-and-References/Cyber-Bullying-Creating-a-Culture-of-Respect-in-a

In this article I found out some information on cyber bullying. There were a lot of statistics on how children react to different situations regarding cyber bullying.  It shows how many children use the Internet at such young ages. One statistic says that 91% of kids from the ages of 12-15 use the Internet. There were also statistics of people saying that other kids were saying mean things to them and that it happened pretty often. Then they were talking about how children would get into trouble with situations involving a cell phone.

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Danielsson, S. (2016). The Impact of Celebrities on Adolescence Clothing Choices. Retrieved April 27, 2016, from https://www.kon.org/urc/v8/danielsson.html.

This article discusses the effect celebrities have on children. It uses statistics and experiments to show how much change celebrities can impact on teens just from being seen in the media. It discusses how children now a days are wanting to dress more ‘mature’ and rush their childhood while the current celebrities are all about sleek mature looks.