Research Paper: Models

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The second half of
the experiment was basically done in the same way; but this time I asked for
them to tear out pictures that they would want their wives to look like. With
four different magazines they tore out pictures of more conservetly dressed
women. Their selection still consisted of beautiful women, only this time
they were wearing clothes that the average person would be able to wear
on the streets and not be called a dirty name. The women were still
beautifully made up the a hair and makeup but this time it wasn't so dramatic;
their poises were also "innocent"; I'm not surprised. But what did surprise me
though was that their style in pajamas totally changed. In the first part of the
experiment the two guys picked out the pictures of the women wearing what I
would consider "tacky" nightgowns, but for their wives they picked out the
pictures where "softer" and a lot less "showy" I guess at that point they did
take into consideration that comfort is more important ...

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magazine, a writer wrote in that, "My friend won't stop talking
about her new diet plan. She's absolutely obsessed with food. I want to be
supportive of her efforts, but I'm bored to tears. What do I do?"(pg.46) The
problem with diet plans is that there are so many drinks, methods, and diet food
out there that many feel that once they use these "miracle products" and it
doesn't work, they start to feel hopeless, which would lead to depression. There
are many men out there that are blind to the fact that not everybody can be as
slim as they want. The expectations that many men have for their girlfriends and
at times their wives came from not only the magazines but from movies ...

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