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Originally Posted by *Bianca*
Maybe I am missing something here, but I think this article is kinda silly.
The study shows Anorexia has biological factors and that there is a predisposition to developing it. Which is fine, and not exactly a new theory. But because of this, we are supposed to believe that being bombarded with thin images in the media has no negative effect on young impressionable girls, eating-disordered or not?
How does it conclude from the results of this study that our thin-obsessed culture (including models/celebs) aren't an encouraging and detrimental influence? 
(As this blog says, how does proving A causes B, disprove that C can also cause (or, in this case, at least contribute) to B?) |
I would guess that the genetic component would be a predisposition toward anxious overachievement. Ergo, if property A is a highly desired property for women in society, the anxious overachievers will be more likely to acquire that property, regardless of what it is. In groups of individuals there will always be competition - how do you protect individuals from hurting themselves in order to achieve?