Popular culture has a great influence on everyone; it can persuade or attract its audience. One part of popular culture that has a large influence on the general population is the way women are viewed in mass media. Women in popular culture indirectly show that being thin is beautiful and successful. Serious problems occur with this false message being broadcast. The influence of women in popular culture and how they present themselves can be a fertile place for physical and emotional disorders. When women are objectified in popular culture, they set a standard for how they should look. Popular culture is broadcasting subliminal messages about the mandatory waistline of average teenage girls. You see successful women in the media and you can't help but associate their success with the way they appear, thin. Amiee Nicole Hoffman states that “Study after study has shown that repeated exposure to ideal beauty as portrayed in the media causes harmful psychological effects in children and adolescents ranging from distorted body images and decreased self-esteem to eating disorders and drug use. steroids". (1). Teens may be under the impression that the "skinny" body shape they perceive in the media is harmless, but over time they may see it as normal. Hoffman states, "While both males and females are influenced by media exposure, females, who generally experience greater concern and dissatisfaction with their physical appearance, tend to internalize media messages more often and are therefore more commonly targeted.” (2) Women consider “thin” to be a serious standard of beauty; Various solutions flow through... middle of paper... Nov. 2009. Network. November 19, 2013.Hilton, Lisa. "The fashion industry should not be held responsible for eating disorders." . Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Views in Context. November 21, 2013. Hoffmann No. PDF. Np: University of Maine, 2004. Irving, Jennifer A. An exploration of the influence of media, advertising, and popular culture on self-esteem, identity, and body image in adolescent girls. Northampton, Massachusetts: Smith College School for Social Work, 2008. PDF.King, Natalie, Stephen Touyz, and Margaret Charles. “The Effect of Body Dissatisfaction on Women's Perceptions of Female Celebrities.” International Journal of Eating Disorders 27.3 (2000): 341-347. Comprehensive text on the social sciences (H.W. Wilson). Network. November 19. 2013.