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Women’s Bodies 1, Objectification and the Beauty Industry The body is where everything is played out—--------, as well as the societal forces that shape women’s lives The mass media, in particular, have a profound influence on who women are, who they become and who they hope to be Feminist Frames 1920s-1960s—to the present ---radical feminist critique Inequality is manifested in women’s sexuality, gender roles, family relationships Feminist Frames Beauty as: ●pain, ● ● as a condition of employment, ● as ● Internalization of ‘beauty ideals’ and its connection to other ‘isms’ ● backlash of Objectification-I  “out of body” image  ‘Self-objectification’-term first coined in 1997 -psychology professors Barbara Frederickson and Tomi-Ann Roberts   Viewing one’s body as sex object be consumed by a  Seeing one’s self through others’ eyes impairs women’s body image, mental health Objectification -II  Why are women complicit in their own oppression? 

Objectification-III  Research shows that girls and women who ‘self-objectify’ are more prone to depression, and low self-esteem  And have less faith in their own capabilities  More likely to engage in ‘habitual body monitoring’ Objectification -IV  Self-objectification has also been repeatedly shown to sap cognitive functioning   Hurts academic performance Objectification-V  American Psychological Association Report  APA report found that girls as young as 7 are exposed to advertising that encourages them to be "hot" Objectification-VI  Consequences: girls “are taught to view their bodies as " " that need work before they can attract others…  Boys are likely to learn to view their bodies as to use to master the environment.”  Motor skills Objectification-VII  Sexual Objects instead of  self-objectifying behavior on women’s sexuality  Many young women prioritize men’s sexual pleasure with little to no expectation of reciprocity The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women  Naomi Wolf-' rd wave' (book was written in 1991; republished in

 Wolf examines how modern conceptions of women's beauty impact the spheres of employment, culture, religion, sexuality, eating disorders, and cosmetic surgery.

• Whites Only? Forever Young? Always Able? Always Heterosexual? Always Rich?
• Ideal standards of beauty are critiqued as :
• Ableist (R.Thompson)
• Ageist (Women’s Lives)
• Racist (Webb, Cofer, Chung, ‘A Girl Like Me’, Weiner)
• Heterosexist (Women’s Lives, B.Thompson)
• Classist (Women’s Lives)