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Annotated Bibliography pageBarrie, Leonie (2011). “Plus-Size Clothing Is Thin on the Ground” August 24, 2011 This article is saying to the retailers that plus-size clothing for women here in the States are too thin of a selection for them to choose by. And they are looking for good quality clothing and the by 2016 plus-size stores should be booming.This article is supposed to show support of what retailers are lacking in.Clifford, Stephanie (2010). “Plus-Size Revelation: Bigger Women Have Cash Too “The New York Times. June 19, 2010 This article is basically letting the fashion world and the retailers know that Big Women have money to spend. And they are saying to everybody that size doesn’t matter, as long as they are treated fair. And as we all have read and known that obese in our society is going issues.I am using this article to prove evidence on what I found for my stakeholder. Fujioka, Yuki, et al. "The Role of Racial Identity in Responses to Thin Media Ideals Differences Between White and Black College Women."?Communication Research?36.4 (2009): 451-474. In the article “The Role of Racial Identity in Responses to Thin Differences Ideals White and Black College Women” was written by Yuki Fujioka, Erin Ryan, Mark Agle, Melissa Legaspi, and Raiza Toohey on the differences of how black and white college women view the media’s thin ideal though a survey. The article surveys about two hundred eight-six black and white college women on how they perceive thinness along with their fear of fat. The article is split into different section to explain how racial identity comes to define where a group view themselves in the media’s ideal of thinness. The article goes deep in the experiment by measuring fear of fat, recording personal endorsements of thinness from a one to seven scale, racial identity, and look at desirable media portrays the participates find attractive. The results after the experiment shows that white women tend to be more affected by the media and find that thinness is very important than their black counterparts. In the article black women find that the thinness concept is more based on white culture than their own because they tend to accept a large body type since black women weigh more than their white counterparts.In this article it talks about the media’s idea of thinness and how it has affected young women which would help me answer my question and give me more feedback. Greenwood, Dara N., and Sonya Dal Cin, “Ethnicity and Body Consciousness: Black and White American Women’s Negotiation of Media Ideals and Others’ Approval.” Psychology Of Popular Media Culture 1.4(2012):220-235.PsycArticles. Web. 20 June 2013. In the article “Ethnicity and Body Consciousness: Black and White American Women’s Negotiation of Media Ideas and Others’ Approval” written by Dara N. Greenwood and Sonya Dal Cin is a survey study viewing how young women view their bodies and compare them to the media’s ideal body image. The article is written typically on the black women participates deal with their bodies and how the media is thinks that women’s body image is supposed to be thin and compare them to the white women participates in the survey. Throughout the essay both authors talk about how the survey was based on the differences of black and white women views on their body concerns. The essay is broken into the general information or information, next is the correlation and experimental research and later is the study itself with results and their methods on conducting the experiment. Inside the research they set up the experiment with subcategories like the women’s affinity, self-worth, and body concerns for one and later describes the body types and roles of ethnicity to get a better understanding for their participates reason for choosing these particular body types.I am using this article to help answer my question and to prove evidence on what I found for my stakeholder. Kelch-Oliver, Karia, and Julie R. Ancis. "Black Women's Body Image: An Analysis of Culture-Specific Influences." Women & Therapy 34.4 (2011): 345-358 In the article “Black Women's Body Image: An Analysis of Culture-Specific Influences”, written by Karia Kelch-Oliver and Julie R. Ancis is a survey article that talks about the racial differences on body image. The article describes how body image has impacted black and white women and interviewing sixteen black women to get a better look how body image has impacted them. The article talks about how black women tend to be not influenced by these body images compared to white women. The body image of white women tends to be thin which is considered to be attractive in white’s culture and black women seem to be not influence by the concept of a thin body. Body image has led to body dissatisfaction, dieting, and eating disorders in white women more than black women. Black women seem to accept their body more than white women because of ethnic differences. The article highlights the cultural factor of body image that helps define the attitudes towards physical body types for both groups of women. The interview in the survey helps break down how black women view body image and how it has affected them which are strategically place in six themes and eight subthemes on their body image. I am using this article to help describe how black women are affected by the media.Schooler, Deborah, et al. "Who's that girl: Television's role in the body image development of young white and black women."?Psychology of Women Quarterly?28.1 (2004): 38-47. In the article “Who’s that Girl: Television’s Role in the Body Image Development of Young White and Black Women”, written by Deborah Schooler, L. Monique Ward, Ann Merriwether, and Allison Caruthers is a survey study article that discusses the ethnicity role of body image and how the media has affected the relationship between the television and body image for young women. In the survey we have two group of participates that the survey mentions and analyzes how both groups view thinness as the new body image set by the media and how it effects them. The article is set up with general information and next break down the media influence by perspective and the role of race to better understand the women’s view on their body image. The experiment in the article gives a description of each participate, next goes through their procedures and measurements along with the results of the experiment showing the differences between both groups. The measurements during the experiment are broken down to measure each variable for example body image, television viewing and also are using a scale to access body esteem and along with ethnic identity.This article I am using is helping me prove a point on how women compare themselves sometimes to movie and television stars.Sanders, Jean “Plus-Size Clothing on the Rise” article is telling the retailers that plus-size woman sells had really made a big profit for the clothing industry and saying to them that plus-size women do really count for something in our society, even if they are frowned upon.Lane Bryant begins Cacique lingerie launch (2006). This article is saying that Lane Bryant is number one plus-size for women in the world, and that they have created a separate lingerie store from their clothing stores. If you want quality and fashion Lane Bryant is the place to shop.I want to show support for my information I got on Lane Bryant.Shropshire, Corilyn (2012). “Plus-Size Retailers Figuring out What Women Want” Chicago Tribune. August 23, 2012 This article is actually informing retailers that they need to provide the same fashion that is provide to average size women and that they want the big and bold patterns as well. And by the retailers not offering this type of clothing in stores this is focusing plus-size women to shop online.I am using this article to prove my point about retailers trying to get their customers attention.Field Research Questions How do you fit into the world of fashion as a plus size woman?Do you every feel self-conscious about yourself?How does it feel to be surrounded by others like who are considered plus size?How do the media affect you as a plus size woman?How does the fashion world affect you when you looking at yourself through the mirror? Tell me how hard was it for you to find good quality of clothes that fit you in retail stores?Power vs. Interest-power on x-axis and interest on y-axisSubject Black women, Plus size women white women, Latino womenPlayers Famous Plus size women ModelsCrowd Shoppers Malls Teenage girlsContext SettersClothes retailers Fashion Designers Stakeholders- Black women, White women, Latino womenClothes retailersFashion Designers-making plus size clothingShoppers-normal size vs plus sizeTeenager girls-anoxeriaModels-plus size vs. normal sizeMalls-selling plus size clothes Famous Plus size women Oprah Winfrey Rosie O’Donell ................
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