This document discusses a research study examining body image and body satisfaction among African American and Saudi American women in comparison to the American feminine ideal. The study investigates whether awareness of the thin American ideal negatively impacts body esteem in these groups. It reviews literature showing that cultural norms can influence body dissatisfaction and that social and family pressures may reinforce attitudes. The study aims to explore how media and sociocultural factors shape perceptions of ideal body image for Arab and African American women. It poses hypotheses that media negatively influences their views of ideal bodies and that social influences impact body image preferences in both groups.