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Adolescence is part of a stage of our characterized by multiple changes, where physical appearance begins to have greater relevance life cycle. At present, the media, magazines and television programs, proposed a cultural stereotype of beauty in women with bodies "ideal" or "perfect", conceiving thinness as synonymous with success and the fat as synonymous with failure. Teenagers are the most vulnerable of these ideals stereotypes receptors, since in this stage of life is characteristic lack of stability and familiarity with himself, he is in search of identifying models, which is why there can be little tolerance for any differences that may make your body image, compared with the culturally accepted patterns. The rigid track these patterns can lead to risky behaviors that threaten their health, such as the realization of extreme dieting, excessive exercise.

Media and spread the message The media (newspapers, magazines, radio, television, internet, etc.) correspond to the most effective instrument of mass communication, by which the company informs and communicates through news messages., But also have the transmission function of ideologies and to even be considered as possible instruments of manipulation of public opinion, which come from the hand of a market and consumer policy. At present, there is a diverse range of fashion magazines such as "Cosmopolitan", "Ohlalá", "For You", etc., where you can find beauty secrets, weight loss diets, exercise routines, secrets to have the best sex, "tips" to be perfect at work and more; are of great interest all these proposals, as they correspond to somewhat difficult ideal to achieve and maintain, so only are a great benefit for companies that promote light, dietary products, cosmetics industries, cosmetic surgery centers, among others. It is common to see on television, thin and beautiful women, but beauty is not only synonymous with thinness but so is youth; at present, they may be many actresses glorious 80s y'90, rejuvenated thanks to the magic of cosmetic surgery and cosmetics of all kinds.

Adolescence In this period of life, the teenager is forced to abandon a child image so that you can open the way to the future of their adulthood. That is why it is regarded as a transitional stage between puberty and adulthood. It will move through multiple changes, you must enter the adult world and integrated in accepting this new configuration. So, you are in a constant search for adult identity, taking the elements offered by the social environment in which it is immersed. As the teenager is in the constant search for identity, defensively, will seek a place in the peer group, which will provide security and esteem. It is characteristic of this group, the massive over-identification, which all identify equally with each of the members. It corresponds to one of the ways that has the teenager to be forming his own identity with their peers outside the family. One of the most significant changes is the physical, from puberty begin to be noticeable these changes in the body; the teenager's lives with great concern and help create a sense of depersonalization, the physical change will be so rapid that difficult to find himself.

unrealistic standards of beauty vs. Adolescence

Many models of beauty imposed by the media show women with perfect bodies, but many of these broadcast images are not displayed that way in reality, so they are not even real, thanks to the tool "photoshop ".

In adolescence, mainly, there is greater concern about weight and aesthetics, making them more susceptible to the messages they receive from the media, who equate thinness with beauty and success, and choose these stereotypes as favorite. Advertisements that promote the realization of physical activity have been increasing significantly over the years, that while promoting physical activity itself is not considered as a risk factor, on the contrary, it should be regarded as an aspect healthy; however, it emphasizes the broadcast regulatory standards that promote the range of very low weights, ranging from hand disproportionate diets and performing excessive physical exercise can cause serious health consequences. concern about body shape becomes more weight not only by the influence of the environment, should also be noted that this aspect can be greatly influenced by the behaviors, ideas and values ​​that come from the family.

It is extremely important to change this social imaginary about the beauty and thinness as synonymous with success, raise awareness of the conflicts that can lead to an obsession with body image, which can lead subjects to jeopardize their own health to achieve an aesthetic goal, as is the case of the embodiment of unhealthy diets. The eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa, are today an alarming reality for triggering a disorder of this kind, there are multiple factors; each of these factors must be considered as predisposing determinants and their combination, make people more vulnerable to the disorder is triggered, it is: the sociocultural context in which they are immersed people, and features individual subject himself and his family.