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Craft a research question on the topic the topic: Media's influence on body image. I believe that media's influence on body image is embedded with eating disorders, eating disorders and body image are closely related.

locate at least five articles from peer-reviewed journals that pertain to your question that will be used to write the introduction section of your research proposal.

Submit these five citations in the form of an APA-style reference page. Under each citation, write one paragraph summarizing the main points of the articles. As you read your articles, keep the following questions at hand; these will help you generate the information about each article.

o What were the topic/research questions being investigated?

o How was the study conducted (participants, materials, procedure, etc.)?

o What did the results reveal?

o How might these methodological considerations affect the research findings and the conclusions drawn from them?

· How does this article fit in with your paper? How did it influence your own ideas about your paper?

Based on your reading of the literature, what do you expect to find?

Include a hypothesis and a title page for your submission.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of at least 2 different sampling methods. Describe how researchers go about selecting a sampling strategy. What role does the research question play in choosing the sample? What does it mean to have a representative sample and why is this vital to the outcome of the study? You may wish to incorporate some of the scholarly sources you have been reviewing for your research project within your discussion.