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Women and body image: A match made in frustration

Missouri State expert Dr. Brooke Whisenhunt talks about the effects of social media and our feelings as a pie.

March 5, 2024 by Strategic Communication

Thin. Corseted. Short. Heroin chic. Rubenesque. Healthy. What society considers beautiful in women is ever changing. But no matter the style, one thing remains the same — women are never content with their bodies.

Body image has been at the forefront for women for as long as women have been alive, but in a world of Photoshop, and the increasing use of AI images, the landscape is unlike any women have faced before.

Missouri State University professor of psychology Dr. Brooke Whisenhunt — who studies body image and the influences of social media — says media literacy is key to proceeding with caution.

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