Newspapers, Individualized Health and Consumption: Representation of Women in Health News in National Newspapers

Number: 27 March 1, 2012
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Newspapers, Individualized Health and Consumption: Representation of Women in Health News in National Newspapers

Abstract

The object of this study is to analyze health news in national newspapers. In this context, we examine the ways that health messages target women. In addition, we analyze the themes of consumption culture, medicalizing society, and individualized health in relation to social roles that are ascribed to women. We focus particularly on the extent to which news messages address health issues at the individual or the policy level. We evaluated 518 news items on the basis of “individualized health”, “medicalizing society”, and “consumption culture” concepts, drawing our sample from health news published in 2011 in the four highest-circulation newspapers (Posta, Sabah, Zaman, Hürriyet). Content analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. We found that 58% of the health news targets a female audience. In addition, 82% of these news encourage women to consume newly introduced products. Besides, up to 99% of health news focused on health problems at the individual level, with little attention to health policies. Our study reveals that health news in popular newspapers aims particularly at women, urging them to strive for ideal bodies, and to become perfect mothers and wives. We conclude that health news controls women’s bodies and reinforces consumption culture, viewing health problems as individual rather policy matters. Although, popular news media to raise consciousness about health problems, they fall short on social responsibility. While media heighten awarenness of health issues, they should not commodify health problems and reduce the to individual, cosmetic problems

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Authors

Kadinin Temsili This is me

Hülya Yüksel This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2012

Submission Date

March 1, 2012

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2012 Number: 27

APA
Temsili, K., Yüksel, H., & Karakuş, E. (2012). GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ. Sosyoloji Dergisi, 27, 51-70. https://izlik.org/JA47AZ65KD
AMA
1.Temsili K, Yüksel H, Karakuş E. GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ. JOS. 2012;(27):51-70. https://izlik.org/JA47AZ65KD
Chicago
Temsili, Kadinin, Hülya Yüksel, and Esra Karakuş. 2012. “GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ”. Sosyoloji Dergisi, nos. 27: 51-70. https://izlik.org/JA47AZ65KD.
EndNote
Temsili K, Yüksel H, Karakuş E (March 1, 2012) GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ. Sosyoloji Dergisi 27 51–70.
IEEE
[1]K. Temsili, H. Yüksel, and E. Karakuş, “GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ”, JOS, no. 27, pp. 51–70, Mar. 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47AZ65KD
ISNAD
Temsili, Kadinin - Yüksel, Hülya - Karakuş, Esra. “GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ”. Sosyoloji Dergisi. 27 (March 1, 2012): 51-70. https://izlik.org/JA47AZ65KD.
JAMA
1.Temsili K, Yüksel H, Karakuş E. GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ. JOS. 2012;:51–70.
MLA
Temsili, Kadinin, et al. “GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ”. Sosyoloji Dergisi, no. 27, Mar. 2012, pp. 51-70, https://izlik.org/JA47AZ65KD.
Vancouver
1.Kadinin Temsili, Hülya Yüksel, Esra Karakuş. GAZETELER, BİREYSELLEŞEN SAĞLIK VE TÜKETİM: ULUSAL GAZETELERDE YER ALAN SAĞLIK HABERLERİNDE KADININ TEMSİLİ. JOS [Internet]. 2012 Mar. 1;(27):51-70. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47AZ65KD

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