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The Beauty Paradox - Femininity in the Age of Selfies (Paperback)
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Is beauty a form of oppression for women? Or does it offer them a
path to empowerment? Some scholars see beauty as an oppressive
system thwarting women's agency, sometimes to the point of damaging
their mental health; others have promoted an understanding of
beauty as an empowering practice through which women can affirm
their agency and self-determination. Western beauty culture is
organized by contradictory injunctions framing women's
participation in beautification. Drawing on relevant scholarly
literature, contemporary North American popular culture, and two
years of sociological fieldwork, The Beauty Paradox begins by
identifying the four main paradoxes of beauty culture: the worth
paradox, the authenticity paradox, the power paradox, and the
commitment paradox. Piazzesi looks at how these four paradoxes
trail women's everyday experiences, choices, and reflections
regarding beauty. She examines the role of beauty in women's
everyday lives and in a variety of contexts: informal social
encounters, work and career settings, parenting, intergenerational
relationships, self-care, and online networking practices. The
author supports her theoretical stance with data collected through
two years of fieldwork with eleven women living in Montreal (funded
by Fond du Quebec de la Recherche-Societe et culture). Participants
were interviewed about their views on attractiveness,
beautification, the pressure to be beautiful or to appear young,
and how they negotiate these challenges on an individual basis. As
part of this project, each participant produced a series of
selfies, which they discussed in interviews. In a first for
sociological scholarship on beauty, Walking the Tightrope
foregrounds the place of attractiveness in women's visual
self-expression online.
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