SOC380H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Skin Whitening, Azealia Banks, Hair Removal
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Age comes into play on how we understand our bodies, same with gender, race, and ability. Theorizing the body: the body- what we eat, how we dress, and the daily rituals - is a medium of culture, cultural standards shape how we understand our bodies. This is often in gendered terms: bordo and others suggest that bodies can be interpreted as texts of gender, that reveal dominant cultural views. It can be read like a text, we can figure things out by analyzing the body. Harmless: make-up, poise & posture, hair styles, clothing. Extreme: high heels (affecting hips, spine alignment, and how your feet feel after wearing high heels, diet, plastic surgery. Harmless: hair styles, facial hair removal, clothing. Medium: working out for a buff body. Altering the body is expected to take more work if you are a woman.
