My Old and Revised Reseach Proposals

This was my original proposal:


My Research Proposal
My research paper will be about the overwhelming effects of media’s influence on the presence of poor body image and its effects on women. I will also examine eating disorders in women caused to guilt associated with eating food.

My Topic and Why I’m Interested In It
As a young female, I am well aware of the “ideal” thin and beautiful woman ever present in media coverage today. Although I have relatively high self-esteem, I personally know women that cannot say the same and I am interested in learning about the environmental causes of this poor body image. Media coverage of overly thin women and the popular new “diet of the day” surely have to have an effect on women, and I wanted to explore how. I am interesting in finding out how the media has shaped us cognitively with thin body awareness undertones subconsciously, making women have a food and guilt association and overall low self-esteem.

Guiding Research Question
1. What are some first hand thoughts of women who have eating disorders and what caused them to go down such a harmful and dangerous path?
2. Does guilt related to food consumption have an impact on the presence of eating disorders?
3. Is the media at fault for food related guilt?
4. Are social upbringings at fault for food related guilt?
Is the new national campaign for a healthy lifestyle really just harming self-image in women as they learn to associate guilt with certain foods and lifestyles?
What can we do to change poor self image in women?

Keywords and Keyword Combinations I am Using to Search
Eating disorders and women
Eating disorders and the media
Guilt and food
Self-image and the media
Guilt associated with food




And this is my revised proposal:

My Research Proposal
My research paper will be about the negative effects of the government’s war on obesity in America. I want to explore whether this campaign is in fact justified and if it is actually doing more harm than good.

My Topic and Why I’m Interested In It
There is an ever-present charge in America today to stay thin and beautiful. To heighten this, the government has also implemented a “war on obesity” to combat a condition they believe could become a very serious epidemic. I believe this campaign could have very negative effects on body image, as people are constantly flooded with images of “thin ideal” men and women and the urgencies the government commands about the “healthy lifestyle” one should live.

Guiding Research Question
Is the new national campaign for a healthy lifestyle really just harming self-image in women as they learn to associate guilt with certain foods and lifestyles?
Does guilt related to food consumption have an impact on the presence of eating disorders?
Is the anti-obesity campaign morally wrong by singling out overweight people?
Are the food regulations that the government is implementing an invasion of our rights?
Is the government really just trying to make money from the campaign by getting people to buy diet and exercise supplies?

Keywords and Keyword Combinations I am Using to Search
War on obesity
National health campaign
Small steps program