How does body-modification effect gender for adolescences in Western society?

The chosen research question is:
How does body-modification effect gender for adolescences in Western society?

This question and media example must be stated at the beginning of your annotated bibliography so that the marker can judge how well you have chosen your media, and how well your bibliography covers your specific topic.

In both your annotated bibliography and essay the focus should be on the social and cultural aspects of the body (not health or psychology). Health will be relevant to many of your topics, but you need to approach it from a social and cultural perspective (e.g. how is health socially constructed? how is the medical gaze socially constructed? etc). Psychological literature can be used to look at the impact of certain ideals but shouldn’t be the focus, instead, the focus should be on the social and cultural aspects such as the ideals themselves.

Create from these sources an annotated bibliography that sets out the bibliographic details for each source and write a few sentences or a short paragraph (up to 150 words) about it. In providing bibliographic details for the source, referencing style (APA) and be consistent. The paragraph about the source – the annotation – should set out what kind of work the source is, briefly describe its contents and give some indication of its worth or significance for your essay (i.e. how it will help build your argument). So, your annotation should include a brief description of the content of the source, but your focus should be on how the source will contribute to your essay. Use the annotation to demonstrate why you have considered this source to be relevant and appropriate for your essay topic. For example, you may discuss the source’s limitations, but how these limitations are outweighed by its benefits.