SOC 0851 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Masculinity, Lipo Language
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Lipo boob job and eyelid surgery are the 3 most common. Asians are single lidded and want the surgery to become double lidded because whites are the axes for defining the norm. In the consumer orientated society of the us both the doctors and the patients argue that asians who have the surgery are asserting their agency and independence to alter their appearance to conform to white ideals. Pursuit of beauty could in some ways be seen as a means of empowerment. Makeup was a tool with which women armed themselves in order to encounter the new world of public life. Vii. even women aren"t used to looking at men"s bodies as sex objects. Ii. traditional ideas of masculinity can pose a real danger to men"s health (even in the womb and as newborns). Many hegemonic masculinities are constructed to encourage risk taking behaviors (sports, drinking, drunk driving, firearms, etc)
