SOCY 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13.1: The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf, Plastic Surgery
18 Jan 2017
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Socy100 textbook notes chapter 13. 1- the body, medicine, health, and health care. Increasingly reflexive society: creates an increased body and self-awareness, can lead us to avoid risky behaviors and protect ourselves to find more beneficial ones, can lead to a body dissatisfaction (result of peer and media influence) Appearance culture: one where appearance is a central part to media and to peers, impacts young women the most. Increasing amount of people are participating in risky behaviors that may endanger personal health and physical fitness. Body beliefs are socially contextualized and constructed. The beauty myth: book by naomi wolf, argues that the media presents many people with an unattainable beauty standard, (cid:862)o(cid:271)je(cid:272)tif(cid:455)ing gaze(cid:863) Rooted in patriarchal and eurocentric attractiveness and beauty ideals that are expressed through media. Offers a narrow beauty and desirability standard. Excessive dieting, bingeing, purging, makeup, cosmetic surgery, weight loss programs, exercising. People are more likely to leave relationships due to dissatisfaction with appearances: (cid:862)manore(cid:454)ia(cid:863)
