Women and Their Body Image

A big problem in today's society is women obsessing about their body image. After reading a paragraph of John Lahr's "The Voodoo of Glamour", it made me think why women worry so much about their body image. Glamour has a "lethal effect on the psyche", Lahr says. This is very true. This concern has become so common with women of all ages that it is considered normal. The supposed goal for women in today's society …

…know that the "perfect" body image is unrealistic. Women obsessing about their body image is a huge problem in our society due to many different things. According to society's standards, the ideal body image is being thin and attractive. Media plays a big role in this. Finally, having this "perfect" body image is at most times unrealistic. Women need to be happy and content with themselves. Being that will definitely get you far in life.