The document discusses how the ideal body image of American women has changed over time due to media influence. In the past, women were praised for curvier figures, with dress sizes ranging from 8-12 and average weights of 120 pounds. Now, the ideal woman has a boyish figure with slight hips, perky breasts, and no visible fat. Dress sizes range from 2-4 and average weights are around 108 pounds. The media places intense pressure on women to be thin through portrayals of extremely thin models and actresses. It also discusses how women's roles and occupations have changed from homemakers to having careers, and how education and plastic surgery have impacted body image over the years.
The Neighbourhood Spectrum is a free community magazine published by The Premier Neighbourhood Development and Charity Foundation, a subsidiary of Premier Point Chemists, located in Labone.
Along with entertaining, the magazine shares the community concerns of members of the community and aims to create a model community in the neighborhoods of Cantonments, La, Labone, Nyaniba & Osu that can be copied by other communities and indeed the whole country.
A little over a year ago we introduced the world to Generation Edge, the generation after Millennials and one we feel is unlike any other...
...this generation are resilient, self-starting reformers. They’ve got a view of the way they want the world to be and understand that they are going to have to be the ones to change it!
We like to think of 2014 as the year of Edge and the talented, tenacious, tech-empowered guys and girls you’ll see over the next 20 pages exemplify what Edge is all about, they are....quite literally, changing the world as we know it!
This document describes the emergence of a new cultural group in Chinese society called the "Vagrancy Generation". It is made up of people born in the 1980s who pursue freedom and novelty. They prioritize experiences over material goods and tend to be individualistic. Their lifestyle is influenced by factors like being an only child due to the one-child policy and growing up with the internet. The document discusses their characteristics and compares them to other generations.
This document discusses gender roles and expectations within families. It notes that the traditional nuclear family model of a father who works and a mother who cares for the home and children is an ideal that few families actually achieve. Gender roles are taught from a young age, with girls socialized as caretakers and boys as leaders. However, families and relationships are changing as divorce has increased, single parenthood is more common, and expectations around gender and relationships have become more fluid. The document also addresses the prevalence of domestic violence and abuse within families.
Melody grew up in a chaotic home environment with six siblings, an alcoholic father, and parents who fought frequently. This took a toll on her mental health, and she began struggling in school. Her mother took a leave of absence to help her, but the emotional turmoil continued to escalate. Their family home was then damaged in the Black Forest wildfire of 2013. Seeing no way out, Melody's mother made the difficult decision to send her to Cal Farley's for additional support and stability.
This document discusses various experiences of sexism, including those faced by the author and people she interviewed. It describes how women have faced discrimination, double standards, and expectations to conform to patriarchal gender roles. The document also analyzes how media, pop culture, and other industries propagate sexist attitudes by promoting the objectification of women and unrealistic beauty standards. Finally, it advocates the need to continually discuss and challenge sexism through respectful conversation rather than aggression.
The document discusses the topic of male dominance in the workplace. It provides background on the history of gender discrimination and lower pay for women. It notes that while laws have attempted to address issues like the gender pay gap, discrimination persists in many forms. The document also outlines some of the efforts of the women's movement to fight workplace inequality and promote greater opportunities and fair treatment of women.
The Neighbourhood Spectrum is a free community magazine published by The Premier Neighbourhood Development and Charity Foundation, a subsidiary of Premier Point Chemists, located in Labone.
Along with entertaining, the magazine shares the community concerns of members of the community and aims to create a model community in the neighborhoods of Cantonments, La, Labone, Nyaniba & Osu that can be copied by other communities and indeed the whole country.
A little over a year ago we introduced the world to Generation Edge, the generation after Millennials and one we feel is unlike any other...
...this generation are resilient, self-starting reformers. They’ve got a view of the way they want the world to be and understand that they are going to have to be the ones to change it!
We like to think of 2014 as the year of Edge and the talented, tenacious, tech-empowered guys and girls you’ll see over the next 20 pages exemplify what Edge is all about, they are....quite literally, changing the world as we know it!
This document describes the emergence of a new cultural group in Chinese society called the "Vagrancy Generation". It is made up of people born in the 1980s who pursue freedom and novelty. They prioritize experiences over material goods and tend to be individualistic. Their lifestyle is influenced by factors like being an only child due to the one-child policy and growing up with the internet. The document discusses their characteristics and compares them to other generations.
This document discusses gender roles and expectations within families. It notes that the traditional nuclear family model of a father who works and a mother who cares for the home and children is an ideal that few families actually achieve. Gender roles are taught from a young age, with girls socialized as caretakers and boys as leaders. However, families and relationships are changing as divorce has increased, single parenthood is more common, and expectations around gender and relationships have become more fluid. The document also addresses the prevalence of domestic violence and abuse within families.
Melody grew up in a chaotic home environment with six siblings, an alcoholic father, and parents who fought frequently. This took a toll on her mental health, and she began struggling in school. Her mother took a leave of absence to help her, but the emotional turmoil continued to escalate. Their family home was then damaged in the Black Forest wildfire of 2013. Seeing no way out, Melody's mother made the difficult decision to send her to Cal Farley's for additional support and stability.
This document discusses various experiences of sexism, including those faced by the author and people she interviewed. It describes how women have faced discrimination, double standards, and expectations to conform to patriarchal gender roles. The document also analyzes how media, pop culture, and other industries propagate sexist attitudes by promoting the objectification of women and unrealistic beauty standards. Finally, it advocates the need to continually discuss and challenge sexism through respectful conversation rather than aggression.
The document discusses the topic of male dominance in the workplace. It provides background on the history of gender discrimination and lower pay for women. It notes that while laws have attempted to address issues like the gender pay gap, discrimination persists in many forms. The document also outlines some of the efforts of the women's movement to fight workplace inequality and promote greater opportunities and fair treatment of women.
The document discusses societal pressures and unrealistic standards of beauty that women face. It notes that from a young age, women are judged based on their appearance and feel pressure to meet constantly changing beauty ideals promoted by media. Studies show attractive people are perceived more positively in areas like jobs and criminal sentencing. The multi-billion dollar beauty industry relies on making women feel insecure to drive sales. While some cultures value the aging process, American society sees aging as something to fight and cure. The document advocates for accepting one's natural body.
English 201Final Project Essay#itsokay ( No body Shaming).docxkhanpaulita
English 201
Final Project Essay
#itsokay ( No body Shaming)
The issue I am trying to overcome is body shaming in men and women, but particularly in women. Throughout the years body image has always been in issue in women and men. Women face being shamed for being overweight, too Curvy, having too much cellulite or stretch marks, while men face being very weight, too skinny, or having stretch marks which could come across as feminine. Since body image is such a high focus point in the entertainment industry , younger generations began to become self conscious of how they look and how much they weigh. The needs that are not being met is that women and men are tearing one another down based on their looks and destroying one another self esteem or confidence. No one is taking notice of this and it can impact a person's mental and physical health.
The root cause of this is that society has made an image for what women should look like and what they shouldn’t look like. Again , through the years technology has advanced for women to get fat reduction to get rid of unnecessary fat or to help get rid of cellulite and creams that supposable help get rid of cellulite or stretch marks. There are thousands of women who are trying to look like this image society created and are not embracing themselves. The thought bubbles goes blogger Hollie Broadhead talked about why being fat is an insult , because society is become more associated with how a women may look and they will then from their opinion on her looks. Broadhead had then stated that society is basically surveil of the fittest. Broadhead had stayed later in the paragraph that there are five measures of economic status, and how it affects you, “ 5 measures of socio-economic status' were assessed: 1) age completing full time education, 2) degree level education, 3) job class, 4) annual household income and 5) Townsend deprivation index (social deprivation scores). The results demonstrated that most overweight women and shorter men were less successful opposed to taller and thinner individuals, particularly in more developed countries such as the USA and UK.” . This shows that your looks and appearance does affect you socially and economically. Health and beauty has become on of the top standard not only in America but also across the world. A healthy lifestyle” or more drive throughout the day are more outgoing, and are aware of their surroundings when it comes to work, communication, and their status. However, for people who are not like an individual that I listed in the sentence prior , they are more likely to be sluggish, eat constantly throughout the day because of stress and are more likely to be depressed and not social. Everybody is different and they can not afford to live like other people if not they simply are going through things that they are not able to take care of themselves.
Because of how society such a strong hold on body image younger generations are starting to w.
The document discusses several issues related to the portrayal of women and girls in media:
- Images in media can negatively impact women's self-esteem, opportunities, behavior, and body image. However, women can gain control over their self-concept by becoming aware of media effects and trends.
- Studies show that female video game characters are often hyper-sexualized with unrealistic body proportions. Children internalize both positive and negative messages from television characters.
- Media portrayals promoting unrealistic beauty standards can make many women feel anxious and inadequate about their appearance and body weight. Narrow definitions of beauty in media contribute to feelings of insecurity in half of all women globally.
- Frequent media consumption, especially by those
1) Society places immense pressure on women to conform to unrealistic beauty standards promoted by media, advertising, and pop culture. This leads many women to feel inadequate about their appearance and engage in unhealthy behaviors to achieve these "ideals".
2) The multi-billion dollar beauty industry perpetuates narrow beauty standards that privilege whiteness, youth, and thinness. This impacts women's self-esteem and mental health.
3) Challenging patriarchal social norms and media portrayals that objectify women is important for improving body image and promoting diversity in representations of beauty.
1) Society places immense pressure on women to conform to unrealistic beauty standards promoted by media, advertising, and pop culture.
2) This leads many women to spend excessive amounts of time and money on cosmetic procedures and products in a futile attempt to achieve the impossible standard of beauty.
3) Unrealistic beauty standards promoted to women can negatively impact their self-esteem and body image, sometimes resulting in harmful behaviors like eating disorders, depression, or risky plastic surgeries.
This document discusses how women often feel pressure to fit an unrealistic ideal body image portrayed in media. It explores how advertisements manipulate viewers into thinking they need products to be attractive and feel pressure to change physically to attract partners, friends, or jobs. This can lead to body image issues and eating disorders in both young girls and women. The conclusion advocates for accepting oneself as beautiful as is and realizing media portrayals are often unrealistic through editing and airbrushing.
The document provides instructions for creating an account on a writing assistance website and submitting requests for papers to be written. It involves a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with an email and password. 2) Complete an order form with instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and select one. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment. 5) Request revisions until satisfied with the paper. The website promises original, high-quality content and refunds for plagiarized work.
The document discusses how body image is greatly influenced by unrealistic portrayals in the media. It defines body image as a person's feelings about their own physical appearance and attractiveness. Media outlets like magazines, television, movies, and social media often feature thin models and actresses who do not reflect the body types of most women. Exposure to these unrealistic images can negatively impact young women and shape their perceptions of beauty and what a "normal" body should look like.
The document discusses how body image is greatly influenced by unrealistic portrayals in the media. It defines body image as a person's feelings about their own physical appearance and attractiveness. Media outlets like magazines, television, movies, and increasingly social media showcase images of women that are unattainably thin, using filters and editing to further distort reality. This barrage of unrealistic ideals has been shown to negatively impact women and girls' self-esteem and satisfaction with their bodies, with many engaging in dieting, exercise, or even considering cosmetic surgery to achieve these impossible standards.
Women face many challenges globally and in African societies, including patriarchal norms that marginalize them, lack of access to education, teenage pregnancy, rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and underrepresentation in politics. However, women can overcome these challenges by empowering themselves through education, supporting other women, enacting laws against oppression, and setting and achieving goals to influence society positively rather than defining success solely as wealth or status. The document advocates for women's confidence in their own abilities to drive change.
The document discusses issues related to body image and society's unrealistic standards of beauty. It notes that from a young age, people are judged based on their appearance and learn that physical attractiveness determines their social worth. This fuels industries that promote unattainable body ideals and causes women to feel they must constantly improve their looks through dieting, exercise, and plastic surgery to be valued. The document suggests that parents can help by focusing on health over weight and teaching their daughters that their worth isn't defined by appearance.
The document discusses issues related to body image and society's unrealistic standards of beauty. It notes that from a young age, people are judged based on their appearance and learn that physical attractiveness determines their social worth. The multi-billion dollar beauty industry promotes an unattainable ideal and uses manipulation to make women feel insecure. This negatively impacts women's self-esteem and causes conflict. Parents are encouraged to teach their daughters that their value isn't defined by their looks and to focus on health rather than dieting.
The document discusses the concept of affluenza and how standards of living have changed over time. It explores how society now measures quality of life based on possessions and wealth. The author relates this to people wanting to emulate celebrities' luxurious lifestyles. Growing up, the author's basic needs were met but with less luxury than his own family has now. He discusses how affluenza can put families at risk if their income is significantly reduced. The author and his wife made lifestyle changes like paying off debt to prepare for a potential drop in income due to his wife's nursing school. In conclusion, the author says perceptions of needs vary between individuals and treating affluenza involves balancing financial conditions and cultural standards with sustainable choices.
My friend suggested that the reason I don't have a boyfriend is because of my appearance, and that I should wear makeup and tighter clothes. Body image issues are common among adolescent girls and can be influenced by peers, family, and unrealistic media portrayals of beauty. Parents can significantly impact their daughters' perceptions of their bodies and eating habits through their own attitudes and comments.
The document discusses how the fashion industry promotes extremely thin body images that negatively impact young girls' self-esteem and mental health by encouraging unhealthy dieting and potentially leading to eating disorders. It notes that as early as age 9, girls feel pressure to emulate thin fashion models. While some actresses and organizations are now promoting positive body image, the fashion industry continues to predominantly feature underweight models. The author relates their own experience with developing anorexia nervosa from attempting to achieve an ideal ballerina body type after being influenced by media images. Overall, the document argues the fashion industry should be more responsible for the mental health consequences of the body images it promotes.
The document argues that women still face wage discrimination and a gender pay gap in the workplace. It provides statistics showing that women on average earn less than men, even when controlling for factors like experience and education. The document calls on the government to take concrete steps to achieve equal pay and close the gender wage gap, as paying women less than men for the same work violates women's rights and equality.
Week 8 Beauty & the BodyToday’s GoalsBe able to.docxphilipnelson29183
Week 8:
Beauty & the Body
Today’s Goals
Be able to explain how gender, race and class shape our embodied life experiences.
Embodied: to give a bodily form to, incarnate
Understand how the socially constructed “Beauty Myth” encourages us to believe that some bodies are more attractive than others, and in essence, worth more than others.
Analyze media and advertising messages for the “hidden” norms and values they support, including messages about masculinity and femininity.
Apply a critical feminist lens to cosmetic surgery and eating disorders– two experiences which impact more women than men in our society.
Constructing the Gendered Body
Biology
-sex chromosomes, hormones, sex organs, physical traits
Culture
-Social institutions, the media, advertising
Embodied Experiences
Gender socialization, Performing gender, Constructed norms
How Does the Body Become Gendered, Racialized, Classed, Sexualized?
Susan Bordo
Unbearable weight: Feminism, Western culture & the Body
The body is a medium of culture
The daily bodily rituals we perform inscribe cultural norms on the body
The body is a metaphor for culture
Social and political futures are imagined in and through the body
The body is a direct locus of social control
Foucault: The “docile body” regulated by the organization and regulation of our daily lives
Female bodies become docile bodies through the focus on self-improvement by diet, make up, fashion, plastic surgery
The body is a site of struggle
We must transform our daily practices to resist gender domination
We must maintain a skeptical attitude toward instant gratification offered by popular culture
The Nature-Culture dichotomy
Women have historically been defined as closer to nature
Women understood as creators through their bodies (reproduction)
Men have historically been defined as producers of culture
Men defined as creating with their minds/intellect/reason
Experiencing the body
Gender performance & the body
Many gendered activities have an impact on our bodies. Some performances—such as the masculinized activity of weight lifting—have a very obvious impact on the body. Other activities—such as the gendered norm of discussing feelings in women’s friendships—have a less immediately obvious impact on the body. However, the stress reduction achieved through close relationships can improve long-term physical and psychological health outcomes.
How does the media depict male & female bodies
Does not portray real lives and behaviors of actual men and women
Creates an ideal image of both bodies and lifestyles that relies on beauty and wealth
Assumes men and women will try to imitate both the physical appearance and lifestyles of men and women in ads
Media messages about the body
Women should be thin, young, beautiful, light skinned
Men should be tough, strong
Women should look sexy but be innocent
Women’s bodies are constantly dismembered, objectified, and used to sell products they have no.
Women often feel pressure to attain an unrealistic ideal of beauty promoted by the media. This can lead to body image issues and even eating disorders. Advertisements frequently use airbrushed models to make women feel inadequate without their products. Constant exposure to these images from a young age can influence girls' beliefs about their own appearance. Parents and society should promote accepting women of all shapes and sizes.
This edition features a handful of business America's Trendsetting Interior Designer Showcasing Interior Excellence that are at the forefront of leading us into a digital future
The document discusses societal pressures and unrealistic standards of beauty that women face. It notes that from a young age, women are judged based on their appearance and feel pressure to meet constantly changing beauty ideals promoted by media. Studies show attractive people are perceived more positively in areas like jobs and criminal sentencing. The multi-billion dollar beauty industry relies on making women feel insecure to drive sales. While some cultures value the aging process, American society sees aging as something to fight and cure. The document advocates for accepting one's natural body.
English 201Final Project Essay#itsokay ( No body Shaming).docxkhanpaulita
English 201
Final Project Essay
#itsokay ( No body Shaming)
The issue I am trying to overcome is body shaming in men and women, but particularly in women. Throughout the years body image has always been in issue in women and men. Women face being shamed for being overweight, too Curvy, having too much cellulite or stretch marks, while men face being very weight, too skinny, or having stretch marks which could come across as feminine. Since body image is such a high focus point in the entertainment industry , younger generations began to become self conscious of how they look and how much they weigh. The needs that are not being met is that women and men are tearing one another down based on their looks and destroying one another self esteem or confidence. No one is taking notice of this and it can impact a person's mental and physical health.
The root cause of this is that society has made an image for what women should look like and what they shouldn’t look like. Again , through the years technology has advanced for women to get fat reduction to get rid of unnecessary fat or to help get rid of cellulite and creams that supposable help get rid of cellulite or stretch marks. There are thousands of women who are trying to look like this image society created and are not embracing themselves. The thought bubbles goes blogger Hollie Broadhead talked about why being fat is an insult , because society is become more associated with how a women may look and they will then from their opinion on her looks. Broadhead had then stated that society is basically surveil of the fittest. Broadhead had stayed later in the paragraph that there are five measures of economic status, and how it affects you, “ 5 measures of socio-economic status' were assessed: 1) age completing full time education, 2) degree level education, 3) job class, 4) annual household income and 5) Townsend deprivation index (social deprivation scores). The results demonstrated that most overweight women and shorter men were less successful opposed to taller and thinner individuals, particularly in more developed countries such as the USA and UK.” . This shows that your looks and appearance does affect you socially and economically. Health and beauty has become on of the top standard not only in America but also across the world. A healthy lifestyle” or more drive throughout the day are more outgoing, and are aware of their surroundings when it comes to work, communication, and their status. However, for people who are not like an individual that I listed in the sentence prior , they are more likely to be sluggish, eat constantly throughout the day because of stress and are more likely to be depressed and not social. Everybody is different and they can not afford to live like other people if not they simply are going through things that they are not able to take care of themselves.
Because of how society such a strong hold on body image younger generations are starting to w.
The document discusses several issues related to the portrayal of women and girls in media:
- Images in media can negatively impact women's self-esteem, opportunities, behavior, and body image. However, women can gain control over their self-concept by becoming aware of media effects and trends.
- Studies show that female video game characters are often hyper-sexualized with unrealistic body proportions. Children internalize both positive and negative messages from television characters.
- Media portrayals promoting unrealistic beauty standards can make many women feel anxious and inadequate about their appearance and body weight. Narrow definitions of beauty in media contribute to feelings of insecurity in half of all women globally.
- Frequent media consumption, especially by those
1) Society places immense pressure on women to conform to unrealistic beauty standards promoted by media, advertising, and pop culture. This leads many women to feel inadequate about their appearance and engage in unhealthy behaviors to achieve these "ideals".
2) The multi-billion dollar beauty industry perpetuates narrow beauty standards that privilege whiteness, youth, and thinness. This impacts women's self-esteem and mental health.
3) Challenging patriarchal social norms and media portrayals that objectify women is important for improving body image and promoting diversity in representations of beauty.
1) Society places immense pressure on women to conform to unrealistic beauty standards promoted by media, advertising, and pop culture.
2) This leads many women to spend excessive amounts of time and money on cosmetic procedures and products in a futile attempt to achieve the impossible standard of beauty.
3) Unrealistic beauty standards promoted to women can negatively impact their self-esteem and body image, sometimes resulting in harmful behaviors like eating disorders, depression, or risky plastic surgeries.
This document discusses how women often feel pressure to fit an unrealistic ideal body image portrayed in media. It explores how advertisements manipulate viewers into thinking they need products to be attractive and feel pressure to change physically to attract partners, friends, or jobs. This can lead to body image issues and eating disorders in both young girls and women. The conclusion advocates for accepting oneself as beautiful as is and realizing media portrayals are often unrealistic through editing and airbrushing.
The document provides instructions for creating an account on a writing assistance website and submitting requests for papers to be written. It involves a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with an email and password. 2) Complete an order form with instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and select one. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment. 5) Request revisions until satisfied with the paper. The website promises original, high-quality content and refunds for plagiarized work.
The document discusses how body image is greatly influenced by unrealistic portrayals in the media. It defines body image as a person's feelings about their own physical appearance and attractiveness. Media outlets like magazines, television, movies, and social media often feature thin models and actresses who do not reflect the body types of most women. Exposure to these unrealistic images can negatively impact young women and shape their perceptions of beauty and what a "normal" body should look like.
The document discusses how body image is greatly influenced by unrealistic portrayals in the media. It defines body image as a person's feelings about their own physical appearance and attractiveness. Media outlets like magazines, television, movies, and increasingly social media showcase images of women that are unattainably thin, using filters and editing to further distort reality. This barrage of unrealistic ideals has been shown to negatively impact women and girls' self-esteem and satisfaction with their bodies, with many engaging in dieting, exercise, or even considering cosmetic surgery to achieve these impossible standards.
Women face many challenges globally and in African societies, including patriarchal norms that marginalize them, lack of access to education, teenage pregnancy, rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and underrepresentation in politics. However, women can overcome these challenges by empowering themselves through education, supporting other women, enacting laws against oppression, and setting and achieving goals to influence society positively rather than defining success solely as wealth or status. The document advocates for women's confidence in their own abilities to drive change.
The document discusses issues related to body image and society's unrealistic standards of beauty. It notes that from a young age, people are judged based on their appearance and learn that physical attractiveness determines their social worth. This fuels industries that promote unattainable body ideals and causes women to feel they must constantly improve their looks through dieting, exercise, and plastic surgery to be valued. The document suggests that parents can help by focusing on health over weight and teaching their daughters that their worth isn't defined by appearance.
The document discusses issues related to body image and society's unrealistic standards of beauty. It notes that from a young age, people are judged based on their appearance and learn that physical attractiveness determines their social worth. The multi-billion dollar beauty industry promotes an unattainable ideal and uses manipulation to make women feel insecure. This negatively impacts women's self-esteem and causes conflict. Parents are encouraged to teach their daughters that their value isn't defined by their looks and to focus on health rather than dieting.
The document discusses the concept of affluenza and how standards of living have changed over time. It explores how society now measures quality of life based on possessions and wealth. The author relates this to people wanting to emulate celebrities' luxurious lifestyles. Growing up, the author's basic needs were met but with less luxury than his own family has now. He discusses how affluenza can put families at risk if their income is significantly reduced. The author and his wife made lifestyle changes like paying off debt to prepare for a potential drop in income due to his wife's nursing school. In conclusion, the author says perceptions of needs vary between individuals and treating affluenza involves balancing financial conditions and cultural standards with sustainable choices.
My friend suggested that the reason I don't have a boyfriend is because of my appearance, and that I should wear makeup and tighter clothes. Body image issues are common among adolescent girls and can be influenced by peers, family, and unrealistic media portrayals of beauty. Parents can significantly impact their daughters' perceptions of their bodies and eating habits through their own attitudes and comments.
The document discusses how the fashion industry promotes extremely thin body images that negatively impact young girls' self-esteem and mental health by encouraging unhealthy dieting and potentially leading to eating disorders. It notes that as early as age 9, girls feel pressure to emulate thin fashion models. While some actresses and organizations are now promoting positive body image, the fashion industry continues to predominantly feature underweight models. The author relates their own experience with developing anorexia nervosa from attempting to achieve an ideal ballerina body type after being influenced by media images. Overall, the document argues the fashion industry should be more responsible for the mental health consequences of the body images it promotes.
The document argues that women still face wage discrimination and a gender pay gap in the workplace. It provides statistics showing that women on average earn less than men, even when controlling for factors like experience and education. The document calls on the government to take concrete steps to achieve equal pay and close the gender wage gap, as paying women less than men for the same work violates women's rights and equality.
Week 8 Beauty & the BodyToday’s GoalsBe able to.docxphilipnelson29183
Week 8:
Beauty & the Body
Today’s Goals
Be able to explain how gender, race and class shape our embodied life experiences.
Embodied: to give a bodily form to, incarnate
Understand how the socially constructed “Beauty Myth” encourages us to believe that some bodies are more attractive than others, and in essence, worth more than others.
Analyze media and advertising messages for the “hidden” norms and values they support, including messages about masculinity and femininity.
Apply a critical feminist lens to cosmetic surgery and eating disorders– two experiences which impact more women than men in our society.
Constructing the Gendered Body
Biology
-sex chromosomes, hormones, sex organs, physical traits
Culture
-Social institutions, the media, advertising
Embodied Experiences
Gender socialization, Performing gender, Constructed norms
How Does the Body Become Gendered, Racialized, Classed, Sexualized?
Susan Bordo
Unbearable weight: Feminism, Western culture & the Body
The body is a medium of culture
The daily bodily rituals we perform inscribe cultural norms on the body
The body is a metaphor for culture
Social and political futures are imagined in and through the body
The body is a direct locus of social control
Foucault: The “docile body” regulated by the organization and regulation of our daily lives
Female bodies become docile bodies through the focus on self-improvement by diet, make up, fashion, plastic surgery
The body is a site of struggle
We must transform our daily practices to resist gender domination
We must maintain a skeptical attitude toward instant gratification offered by popular culture
The Nature-Culture dichotomy
Women have historically been defined as closer to nature
Women understood as creators through their bodies (reproduction)
Men have historically been defined as producers of culture
Men defined as creating with their minds/intellect/reason
Experiencing the body
Gender performance & the body
Many gendered activities have an impact on our bodies. Some performances—such as the masculinized activity of weight lifting—have a very obvious impact on the body. Other activities—such as the gendered norm of discussing feelings in women’s friendships—have a less immediately obvious impact on the body. However, the stress reduction achieved through close relationships can improve long-term physical and psychological health outcomes.
How does the media depict male & female bodies
Does not portray real lives and behaviors of actual men and women
Creates an ideal image of both bodies and lifestyles that relies on beauty and wealth
Assumes men and women will try to imitate both the physical appearance and lifestyles of men and women in ads
Media messages about the body
Women should be thin, young, beautiful, light skinned
Men should be tough, strong
Women should look sexy but be innocent
Women’s bodies are constantly dismembered, objectified, and used to sell products they have no.
Women often feel pressure to attain an unrealistic ideal of beauty promoted by the media. This can lead to body image issues and even eating disorders. Advertisements frequently use airbrushed models to make women feel inadequate without their products. Constant exposure to these images from a young age can influence girls' beliefs about their own appearance. Parents and society should promote accepting women of all shapes and sizes.
This edition features a handful of business America's Trendsetting Interior Designer Showcasing Interior Excellence that are at the forefront of leading us into a digital future
MISS RAIPUR 2024 - WINNER POONAM BHARTI.DK PAGEANT
Poonam Bharti, a guide of ability and diligence, has been chosen as the champ from Raipur for Mrs. India 2024, Pride of India, from the DK Show. Her journey to this prestigious title is a confirmation of her commitment, difficult work, and multifaceted gifts. At fair 23 a long time ago, Poonam has as of now made noteworthy strides in both her proficient and individual lives, encapsulating the soul of present-day Indian ladies who adjust different parts with beauty and competence. This article dives into Poonam Bharti’s foundation, achievements, and qualities that separated her as a meriting champion of this award.
Insanony: Watch Instagram Stories Secretly - A Complete GuideTrending Blogers
Welcome to the world of social media, where Instagram reigns supreme! Today, we're going to explore a fascinating tool called Insanony that lets you watch Instagram Stories secretly. If you've ever wanted to view someone's story without them knowing, this blog is for you. We'll delve into everything you need to know about Insanony with Trending Blogers!
Insanony: Watch Instagram Stories Secretly - A Complete Guide
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1. The Ideal American
Woman.
Hopechapel.org, Screenshot
By: Abigail Marsh
Alloy Media, Daily Mail, Gossip Girl.
2. Who was she back then?
Statistics:
• Women many years ago were
applauded for a
curvy, voluptuous, “hour-
glass figure”.
• Her dress size ranged strictly
from an 8-12, waist
anywhere from a 24-25”.
• The average weight was
somewhere around 120
pounds for a 5’2, 5’3 tall
woman.
SAM SHAW/ Rex Features
3. Who is she now?
Statistics:
• Today’s desired woman
seems impossible, carrying a
boyish figure with the
slightest hips. Perky
breasts, buttock, and no fat
visible.
• Her dress size really doesn’t
range—it stands at about a
2-4.
• The average weight today
for a 5’2 woman stands
around 108 pounds.
FitnessGasm, Screenshot
4. How has influence from the ever America’s media pressured
this drastic transformation?
5. Appearance
SKIN:
Our skin has changed drastically over the years; most obvious being the color. In former
years, the skin was powdered as white as a ghost to show status, importance, etc. Today, we
endanger ourselves with tanning booths to give our skin that bronzed glow, or perhaps spend
excess amounts of money to have a tan ‘painted’, or sprayed on ourselves….for what? To feel
better? To feel more ‘ideal’?
Another issue women today face is plastic surgery, botox, face lifts, whichever you would
prefer to call it…….plastic surgery. It is defeating the purpose of being an individual. It differs
from makeup; instead of painting on the face; you are
poking, cutting, bruising, infecting, damaging, and forever erasing the person you were born to
be.
Women today are striving to be Barbie-doll like; both in their ‘beauty’ as well as their
fitness. As famous as it is, going under the knife was still around in the past life of
Americans, although monitored much stricter; only being used for extreme cases to enhance
the well-being of a patient, or perhaps the reconstruction of War veterans.
7. WEIGHT
Women today like women many years ago still
struggle with the intense pressure to be thin—to be
desirable. Yet, the definition of desirable has had a few
nips and tucks along the way. Many years ago women
were pressured to be plump enough, yet thin enough
to bear their husbands child, and fulfill his ideal
fantasies. Today, women might as well focus on how
polished their bones instead. Our portrayal of the ideal
weight for the ideal woman has taken on quite a bit of
baggage… (or lack there of).
9. Media’s placement of value
• Women in America today are
controlled, in my opinion, as
well as many others quite a
bit by the media, and the
social networks we are
exposed to today.
• Yes, we have gained a lot of
power in this
world, establishing a right to
do as we please; yet the
media tends to hang on to
the sexual physicality we
carry; portraying it as our
most valuable feature.
10. Occupation
PAST vs. PRESENT
Women in America, perhaps fifty plus years ago had a different type of occupation in the societies, and
nation we grew to love so much. The perfect woman consisted of enjoying life’s simplicities, such as
cleaning the home, and cooking delicious, immaculate meals for her children and husband to enjoy. Her
life revolved around making her husband happy, and keeping her children smiling. And just as the media
portrayed; she was to still maintain a highly ‘fit’ physique, one again to keep her husband happy.
This type of ‘job’ in my opinion is quite limiting. Although her existence is acknowledged, she is
merely a figure to do daily duties, not to ever achieve something for herself, or to gain higher status, or to
establish a name for herself. The extreme opposite examples of this type of living is what we see quite a bit
today.
Although not true for the entire nation of women, our world has hyper sexualized women and their
bodies to the ultimate extreme that it has become an outlet of occupation for too many women in
America. Women are now at young ages involving themselves in high risk situations to obtain equal
pay, daily necessities, and perhaps just plain confidence due to the outrageous portrayal of what the ideal
woman living in America has, feels, and needs.
On the positive side, women today have gained a lot of power in America when it comes to working.
They are now not confined to the concrete walls of their cookie-cutter houses. Women have achieved
status, as well as educational equality; thus allowing for them to lead their own way into the world of
business, and jobs.
11. PAST: PRESENT:
Women were shunned Women are encouraged to Education
from public and private attend schooling—as well PAST vs. PRESENT
schools. as higher education such as
college, etc.
Men were the only gender We now see gender roles
allowed to educate swapped—opening the
themselves, confining eyes of many quite widely.
women to the household. Women today hold a lot
This sort of subordination more of a stance within the
altered the lives of workplace than they did
American women— years ago—a substantial
ultimately enhancing their amount of credit can be
fight for equal education. due to educational systems
accepting the American
woman.
12. TEARS OF A WOMAN
Author : Unknown
"Mom, why are you crying?" he asked his mom. "Because I'm a
13. Finally he put in a call to GOD. When GOD got on the phone the man
said, "GOD, why do women cry so easily?" GODsaid: "When I made women she
had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the
world; yet, gentle enough to give comfort. I gave her an inner strength to endure
childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children. I gave her a
hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up and take care
of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining. I gave her the
sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her
child has hurt her very badly. This same sensitivity helps her to make a child's boo-
boo feel better and shares in her teenagers anxieties and fears. I gave her strength
to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his
heart. I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but
sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly. I
gave her a tear to shed, it's hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed. It's her
only weakness; it's a tear for mankind."
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