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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Beauty standards"”.
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Beautification Practices Among Asian And Asian American College Students
The global beauty industry is prominent both in western and non-western nations. East Asian countries like Japan, Korea, and China are the biggest markets. Although each of these countries has local beauty standards, the global beauty industry imposes western beauty standards on individuals in …
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The impact of augmented reality on body image perceptions in digital media
… examines the impact of Augmented Reality (AR) on beauty standards, focusing on how AR technologies in digital media influence consumers' perceptions of ideal body images. The research uses a mixed-methods approach to explore the relationships between AR application usage and body image …
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TAN BUT NOT TOO TAN: Understanding Skin Color Amongst Chinese Transnational Adoptees
… and culture formation, but few have focused on beauty standards and skin color as identity and culture formation. Thus, I conducted 21 in-depth qualitative interviews in the Fall 2023, to investigate the role of skin color and beauty standards in the lives of Chinese adoptees. Participants …
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Expanding the beauty spectrum: a case study of Lupita Nyong’o as the brand ambassador for Lancôme cosmetics
… using models outside of the European standard of beauty for various reasons including perceptions of consumer relatability and response, but Nyong’o’s contract is a direct challenge to this notion. The intent of this study to explore news coverage of the first year (April 2014 – April 2015) of …
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In My Body
… with societal expectations and perceptions of beauty. With this body of work, I wanted to explore the idea of how I feel about myself living in a fat body and how that has affected my mental state. This thesis explores the emotional terrain of living as a fat woman, focusing on the intersection …
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Is it Really Skin Deep? An Analysis of "Ugly Betty's" Influence on Females' Understanding of Beauty
… explores the influence nontraditional framing of beauty and ugliness has on college aged females' interpretation of beauty. Focus group sessions were used to assess this influence, during which the women were asked several questions within two open discussions of beauty. The television sitcom Ugly …
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Evolution of Female Profile Aesthetics in Fashion Magazines Over the Last Century (1920-2019): An Orthodontic Soft-Tissue Analysis
Beauty standards have evolved over time, and understanding the dynamic nature of facial aesthetics is crucial for orthodontic practice. This study aimed to assess changes in female soft-tissue facial profile aesthetics as portrayed in fashion media over the past century. A total of 1,527 profile …
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Corporate social advocacy and racial justice : a critical analysis of Dove's CROWN Act campaign
… campaign actively works to disrupt Eurocentric beauty standards and hair discrimination by centering the lived experiences of Black women and girls, supporting and promoting legislative action and engagement, and using multimedia storytelling and statistical research to inform and raise …
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Cross-Cultural Narratives: A Comparative Analysis of "Yo Soy Betty, La Fea" and "Ugly Betty"
… Betty” expanded its predecessor’s critique of beauty standards to explore Latino identity, multiculturalism, and workplace diversity in America. While both series center on an unconventional protagonist navigating the fashion industry, “Ugly Betty” uniquely foregrounds the experiences of a …
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Self-Reported Body Satisfaction Rates Among Collegiate Female Athletes and Their Use of Social Media
… appearance and weight, 4) internalization of beauty standards, 5) control of weight, 6) and time. Conclusions from this research suggest that social media is not a strong variable that affects collegiate female athletes' reported body satisfaction.
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The societal and environmental impacts of the skincare industry : a case for innovation
… impacts women's health. It sets unrealistic beauty standards and ideals that are meant to influence consumers' product choices. Skincare products are unevenly regulated, and many formulations contain chemicals that harm individuals' health and end up in toxic landfills and watersheds. …
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Schoolin' women: hip hop pedagogies of black women rappers
… defined in terms of male desire, mainstream beauty standards, the roles of black women in heterosexual relationships, control over black women’s bodies, the privileging of heterosexuality, the connection between sexual freedom and black women’s ownership of capital, and the necessity of black …
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"The ""Full Bloom of Rosy Health"": Fitness and Feminism in Nineteenth-Century American Fiction"
… as sexually appealing according to contemporary standards of bourgeois feminine beauty---standards that prized pale complexions; soft, delicate features; and slender, corseted figures. These characteristics implied (and in some ways required) a passivity difficult to reconcile with either …
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Redefining health on Instagram: Women's experiences with body positivity and body neutrality
… for a movement that resists diet culture and beauty standards which emphasize thinness and whiteness. Mainstream body positivity focuses on loving one’s body despite one’s flaws, while radical body positivity in the form of body neutrality focuses on dismantling larger discourses surrounding …
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Travelling hair pains of the past: The continued impact of colonialism on the construction of black women's hair
… racial discrimination and Euro-American beauty standards. Furthermore, these studies showed that western biases informed by discrimination target Black women and their hair. The dissertation analyzes the historical relationship between African and American experiences of Black women and …
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Black hair politics : the representation of African women on True Love magazine front covers and hair advertisements
… hair has little to do with emulating „white? standards or copying ideals promoted in True Love; it is mainly associated with maintenance as most respondents pointed out that they relaxed their hair to make it easier to comb and style. In addition, some wear long hair for professional reasons, …