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Michael Valente
Collette Caton
Writing Seminar
6 December 2016
Annotated Bibliography
Andsager, Julie L. "Research Directions in Social Media and Body Image." Sex Roles71.11-12
(2014): 407-13. ProQuest. Web. 6 Dec. 2016.
Rhetorical Precise:
Julie Andsager has a PH.D. in communications and is an associate professor at the school
of communication at Washington State University. Her article aims to point out the various
effects of media and how it can be used to effect different people. It uses what research has been
done to study the uses and effects of social media and how it effects body dissatisfaction. It is
aimed at researchers who are looking deeper into social media and its effects. The article over all
points out various points of social media and goes into great depth.
Key words and Phrases:

Women

Body

Image

Models

Social Media

Activists have Rallied for decades to improve media portrayals of Women

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Men have long enjoyed a wider range of acceptable body types in entertainment media
than do women.

few have included sexual orientation or gender role.

Uses and Limits:

U: Goes very in-depth on all aspects of social media and its impacts
U: Talks about the variation in gender and lack of research base around sexual orientation
L: A little too in-depth, have to do a lot of digging
L: Published nearly 2 years ago
Very detailed piece on the variety of research going into this topic already and brings up
several points on the topic.

"Impact of Social Media on Teenagers Dove Self-Esteem." Dove Self Esteem. N.p., 26 June
2013. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

Rhetorical Precise:
The author of this article, Jess Weiner, is the CEO of a company aiming to change the
way we approach women, girls, and confidence. The article aims to help people help others to
avoid getting sucked into the negatives that come with social media and body obsession. She
goes into great detail about how social media is the driving aspect in body dissatisfaction but also
brings to light the positive affects social media can have. This article is aimed to youth leaders
and parents who can have an impact on kids outlook on body image. It utilizes a lot of quotes as

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well as a checklist to get a conversion going in the right direction about body image and social
media.
Key Words and Passages:

Social media

Body

Parents

Conversations

Girls

The impact of social media on teenagers doesnt need to be negative

Its incredibly important that parents of teems understand and embrace how social media
effects teenagers

Its hard to remain completely immune to the perfection advertised by our media.

Uses and Limits:

U: Brings up several points and ways to empower confidence in someone about
themselves
U: Argues the side that social media can have a positive effect on ones self-image
L: Social media is always changing and this was published nearly 2 years ago
L: Little to no actual facts or statistics
A well written article that focuses on building confidence in children rather than avoiding
telling them to think differently

Newsome, Teresa. "7 Ways Social Media Can Affect Your Self-Esteem." Bustle. N.p., Jan.-Feb.

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2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

Rhetorical Precise:
Teresa Newsome publishes articles on a daily basis about things related to relationships
touching on personal experiences and worked as a domestic violence advocate and responsible
sexuality educator. The article brings up 7 big ways the internet can affect ones self-image and
aims to make them more apparent to those who might not notice them. It is an article aimed at
those who find themselves attached to social media and works almost as a warning of its
dangers. It is very effective at its goal of pointing out the various ways the internet tries to pull
you into this world of fake everything and reminds you to take a look at the real people around
you.
Key Words and Phrases:

Social

Media

Views

Lives

Perfect

Since we use social media to get attention it can be hurtful when we dont get that
attention

Social media can give us a false sense of belonging and connecting that is not built on
real-life exchanges.

The good health things about life are often interrupted by our social media lives.

Uses and Limits:

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U: Brings up several broad points on the effect of social media

U: Gives some advice on how to avoid the negative effects of social media
L: Very short article with little to no statistics
L: Based on quotes of professionals and personal experience (Authority)
Very short article that brings up several good points and quickly relays the information
without much fluff.

Perloff, Richard M. "Act 2: Extending Theory on Social Media and Body Image Concerns." Sex
Roles 71.11-12 (2014): 414-8. ProQuest. Web. 6 Dec. 2016.
Rhetorical Precis:
Richard Perloff is a professor of communication at Cleveland state university where he
has taught since 1979. He references several other pieces that talk about social media and builds
upon what these other experts are already. He talks about how social media plays a role in
individual invulnerability and pulls on what other have thought on this same topic. This is
targeted towards other researchers in this field. This piece is very well at bringing several
different points under one umbrella.
Key Words and Phrases:

Social media

Gratification

Body Image

Concerns

Response

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Recent research on interpersonal communication and self-disclosure in social

media sites offers additional ideas for testing gratification-type hypothesis

Mass media should not be overlooked in a discussion of social media effects on

body image.

Uses and Limits:

U: Takes several points from various authors and condenses them
U: Is a follow up to a previous article which aims to better define the original thought
L: Uses a lot of large vocabulary that can often be hard to understand
L: Overly detailed so there is a lot of sifting to be done
Overall this article can be used to draw a lot good opinion based on social media and
body gratification but some sifting will be required.

Richards, D., Caldwell, P. H. and Go, H. (2015), Impact of social media on the health of
children and young people. J Pediatric Child Health, 51: 11521157.
doi:10.1111/jpc.13023

Rhetorical Precis:
Deborah Richards and Henry Go work in the Department of Computing at Macquire
University and Patrina Caldwell is in the Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health at The
Childrens Hospital at West Mead. They break up their article into several different points but

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revolves around the association between social media and self-esteem and body-image. Their
article is very well developed and covers several key points to this argument as well as bringing
several statistics to the table. It is aimed at those in Pediatric care as well as Youth Leaders. This
piece does a very good job at further developing research into social media and body image.
Key Words and Phrases:

Pediatrics

Youth

Body Image

Social Media

Impact

There is an association between the use of social media and self-esteem and body
image

Little is known of the impact of social media on younger children.

Social Interaction over the internet or simply social media plays an important part in the
lives of many young people

Uses and Limits:

U: Very well organized and required information can be quickly found
U: Brings up several key statistics for this argument
L: Written by people residing in Australia
L: Tends to repeat previous information

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This is a very useful piece that brings lots of statistics and other facts that have yet to
come up in other articles.

"Self-Image/Media Influences." Just Say YES. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016.

Rhetorical Precis:
Just Say Yes is an organization of people with a variety of experiences in various
occupation who aim to let students know that beauty is more than just what you see online or
more than skin deep. The author brings up various symptoms that show in people who let
media change their perception of who they should be. They also point out a variety of facts about
self-image and media influence. The author wants to show just how much media has an effect on
a persons goals in themselves and how media distorts them. This article is aimed at teens who
often use social media as well as people who guide kids such as teachers or other youth leaders.
This article brings up a variety of facts about negative self-image as well as several warning
signs about its symptoms.
Key Words and Passages:

Facts

Women/Girls

Disorders

Media

Self

Studies prove that media can have a negative impact on self-image

70% of 6-12 year olds want to be thinner

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3/4 women say they are overweight when only actually are

Uses and limits:

U: There are several facts about self-image and resulting disorders
U: Fully describes the disorders that negative self-image can cause and facts about them
L: No date of when this was published so there is no telling how accurate these facts are
L: Can be seen as more of an advertisement for their seminar program
L: Only battles the negatives to social medias effect on self-image
Overall, a very well written website that not only talks about the disorders that come with
body dissatisfaction but also brings up several statistics

Sunstrum, Kelsey. "How Social Media Affects Our Self-Perception | World of Psychology."
World of Psychology. Psych Central, 14 Mar. 2014. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

Rhetorical Precis:
The author, Kelsey Sunstrum, is nothing more than your average blogger with little real
expertise on this subject. This article aims to talk about the sort of depression that comes with
interacting with social media. The author pulls from several personal experiences and feelings to
develop her arguments. This article is aimed at those who feel like social media is having a
serious impact on their life and needs a change. The article does a rather poor job of making its
point and makes some rather obvious statements.
Key Words and Phrases:

Depression

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Social

Media

Self

Image

inconsistency between their ideal cyber self and their self-image

people do not advertise their negative traits on their social profiles. Nor do the pose
unflattering pictures

remember they too wear masks

Uses and Limits:

U: Touches on the depression aspect of social media
U: Reminds us that social media is the highlights of everyones life
L: Makes very obvious statements about social media
L: No authority here, draws on personal experiences of an inexperienced individual
Very poor article that has no real authority behind it and only makes statements that are
very apparent to those looking into this topic