The document provides summaries of several academic articles that examine topics related to race, gender, beauty standards, and social capital: 1) The Baker-Sperry article analyzes depictions of women and girls in fairy tales and finds they upheld beauty standards that privileged white women over women of color. 2) The Wilkins article discusses how race is being reconfigured in the US through relationships between race, class and gender. 3) The Hunter article defines social capital and explains how skin tone functions as a form of social capital, rooted in history.

1. Module 3, Week 2 Reading Points for Exam Review

2. Baker-Sperry Article The Feminine Beauty Ideal in Children's Fairy Tales Examines contemporary ideals of beauty as traced to fairy tales Analyzes the stories for the main educational purposes, finds common themes Found that depictions of the women/girls in fairytales held greater implications for white women than women of color, who were not depicted as central characters

3. Wilkins Article Puerto Rican Wannabes: Sexual Spectacle and the Marking of Race Reviews the changes of the racial structure in the US Emphasizes the relationships of race, class, and gender to each other Discusses, in-depth, why and in what ways race is being reconfigured in the US Discusses future implications for how race is addressed on a socio-political scale

4. Weitz Article Women & Their Hair: Seeking Power… Establishes that individuals and society (particularly women) value hair as both an asset and a portion of self-identity Discusses the definitions and complexities of power and how it works in terms of hair Further evaluates how hair plays a role in the level of normative attractiveness of women Also, discusses how women are treated as a result of perceived attractiveness

5. Hunter Article If You're Light You're Alright: Light Skin Color as Social Capital Defines social capital Explains how skin tone can work as a form of social capital Discusses why this value is rooted in history and why it remains an unfortunate and oppressive value today Includes analysis of how skin tone can affect the success of individuals in various ways

6. Chow Article Moving, Sensing Intersectionality Addresses the concepts of having Chinese heritage while living in Europe, and then being measured and evaluated on “levels of being Chinese ” for a beauty pageant Promotes the need for understanding and celebration of “ multiculturalism ” Criticizes that the white feminists in the geographic area have largely ignored the large ethnic and racial population of Chinese

7. Crawley Article: Are 'Butch ’ & 'Femme’ … Antifeminist? Interviews are done to examine the experiences of women who identify as “butch” or “femme” lesbians Understand definitions For the women interviewed, it was indicated that butch and femme are seen as gender roles Not meant to imitate hetero-norms For example, a couple could consist of two butch or two femme identifying women

8. Review Video Clips Today Show: Marketing Beauty to Little Girls The Colour of Beauty Too Dark To Be Pretty? Being Multicultural in America Lesbian Women & Stereotypes