Are media representations of women affecting teenagers' self esteem?

In every magazine, on every news report and in every newspaper you are sure to see an image of what is considered the perfect body. Almost every picture I have ever seen of the tennis star Anna Kournikova seems to focus more on her well-toned figure rather than her success. This assignment questions 'does the way the mass media present the body affect children's attitudes towards women, aerobics and other sports?' In this seminar …

…whole world thinking they are somebody that they aren't. As for sports stars, they train intensely every single day to achieve their slimness and fitness and they are also professionally made-up for each game/match. There is no cure for low self-esteem and low participation rates as the mass media is only one millionth of the causes. However, we can help to decrease it in this department by understanding the fake ideals of these women.