Chapter 7: Physical Appearance Flashcards
Body Projects
Ways we adapt, change or control our bodies
Camouflaging
Normative processes
Ex. makeup
Extending
Overcoming limitations
Ex. glasses
Adapting
Effortful changes
Ex. weight loss
Permanent Changes
Ex. tattoo
Dramaturgical Approach
Impression management on the front stage
Narrative Approach
Body art tells the stories of people’s lives
First Tattoo Revolution
European explorers
Victorian Era
Middle class fascination
Tattoo Renaissance
1960s/1970s counterculture
Dramaturgical Approach
Impression management on the front-stage
Narrative Approach
Body art tells the stories of people’s lives
Stigma of Women for Body Art
More likely to have sex on a first date
Sexual assault trial = guilty verdict is less likely when female victims have a masculine tattoo design
Body Mass Index (BMI)
<18.5 = underweight
18.5-24.9 = ideal
25-29.9 = overweight
30 + = obese
Anorexia Nervosa
An eating disorder that causes severe fear of gaining weight
Muscle Dysmorphia
Psychological preoccupation with the idea that one’s body is not lean or muscular
Social Controls Targeting “Too Fat”
Interpersonal interactions
Media
Commercialization
Medicalization
Government
Communities
Social Controls Targeting “Too Thin”
Medical intervention
Changes in modelling industry
Media
Interpersonal interactions
Cultural Appropriation
Adopting elements of another culture without regard for their history or meaning
Master Status
The primary label that we attach to a person that subsequently defines who the person is
Established Femininity
The dominant cultural constrictions of what a female body should look like
Resistant Femininity
Opposes gender dominant gender ideals
