Book
The culture of beauty
Record details
- ISBN: 9780737763102 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780737763119 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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191 pages : illustrations (cheifly color) ; 24 cm - Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-180) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | [1.] How are standards of beauty established? Standards of beauty are determined by evolutionary biology / Glenn Wilson -- Facial beauty standards are universal while body beauty standards are cultural / Michal Brichacek and Robert Moreland -- Standards of beauty are increasingly influenced by the media / Deborah L. Rhode -- Market principles foster dangerous standards of beauty / Susie Orbach -- Western standards of beauty have spread via globalization / Yasmin Alibhai-Brown -- [2.] What impacts do ideals of beauty have on society? Women are judged on their appearance rather than on their competence / Natasha Walter -- Ideals of beauty need not hinder women / Raina Kelley -- Discrimination against unattractive people in the workplace is a problem / Deborah L. Rhode -- Attractiveness is necessary for some jobs / Mary Elizabeth Williams -- Media images of beauty hurt ethnic women / Lindsay Kite -- |
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| Subject: | Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) Beauty, Personal -- Psychological aspects Body image Aesthetics -- Social aspects |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Interurban Library | HQ 1219 C832 2013 (Text) | 26040003076086 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
