Browsing by Subject "Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)"

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    • Female fear: The body, gender, and the burdens of beauty. 

      Adams, Mary Elizabeth. (2001)
      The popularity of beauty culture is a constant reminder of the ways in which the female body is associated with fear. The decisions regarding participation in beauty culture seem to revolve around the fear-inspired need ...

    • The thin ideal : the role of positive and negative expectancies. 

      Holloway, Hannah R. (2009)
      Media often portrays women of an unattainable stature. This unattainable stature is commonly referred to as the thin ideal. Women in media, especially fashion models, have become significantly thinner over the last several ...