Introduction: Walking the Tightrope -- The Paradoxes of Beauty -- Beauty, Wellness, and Authenticity -- Commitment and Investment -- Time, Aging, and Motherhood -- Work and Social Life -- Selfies and the Digital World -- Conclusion: Beauty and the Paradoxes of Women's Subjectivity.
Summary:
"Clear, modern, and compelling - revisits foundational concepts of beauty in social media today"-- Provided by publisher. Why must beauty be seen as a binary that is either oppressive or empowering for women? The Beauty Paradox: Femininity in the Age of Selfies argues that women's experiences of beauty as both validating and belittling is grounded in the contradictory injunctions that they receive regarding their participation in beauty culture. Piazzesi identifies the four main paradoxes of contemporary Western culture -- the worth paradox, the authenticity paradox, the power paradox, and the commitment paradox -- and examines how they trail women's 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 broadens the current discourse on beauty with an emphasis on the digital world, primarily the use of selfies.
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