Literature Review

From the first draft of my literature review, I learned how media effects body dissatisfaction and eating disorders among adolescent females. Although I have always thought that media does have a negative effect, I found some surprising facts and opinions that I did not know before. I think that my paper needs a literature review section because it is important to review all of the research and findings I will use throughout my paper. It shows the readers that I used credible sources and I am providing them with accurate information. The research that I found was basically what I expected, however the specific details I found were somewhat surprising. I feel that most of our population agrees on the fact that the media does influence eating disorders in the teenage female population, so I think that my research fits in well with my current knowledge. With my own research, I want to discover how my generation feels about eating disorders, most likely by interviewing my peers, because I feel that we are the ones that are most effected by it. I also would like to get a better idea of how many cases of eating disorders go unreported because I feel that this happens more often than them being reported. If I researched this, it would further support my argument and make it more effective.