Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Does this male-dominated society make me look fat?

I was inspired by my last post about women on women discrimination to do some more reasearch. Want to read more on the way beauty standards affect and impact women's lives?

Unbearable Weight by Susan Bordo

Sexism, hostility toward women, and endorsement of beauty ideals and practices: are beauty ideals associated with oppressive beliefs?
by Gordon B. Forbes, Linda L. Collinsworth, Rebecca L. Jobe, Kristen D. Braun and Leslie M. Wise

Ravishing or Ravaged: Women's Relationships with Women in the Context of Aging and Western Beauty Culture
by Carol A. Gosselink, Deborah L. Cox, Sarissa J. McClure, Mary L.G. De Jong

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