Beauty around the world : a cultural encyclopedia
Erin Kenny (Author), Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols (Author)
Taking the concept of beauty seriously, this encyclopedia examines how humanity has sought and continues to seek what is "beautiful" in a variety of cultural contexts, giving readers an understanding of how to look at beauty both intellectually and critically.Is beauty ever more than "skin deep"?
Cross-cultural studies
1 ressource en ligne (441 pages)
9781610699440, 9781610699457, 1610699440, 1610699459
1001539044
List of EntriesPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe EncyclopediaAppendix: Opposing ViewpointsQuestion 1: Psychology with a Scalpel: Does Cosmetic Surgery Boost Self-Esteem?Response 1: Psychology with a Scalpel: Yes, Cosmetic Surgery Boosts Self-EsteemResponse 2: Cosmetic Surgery: Boon or Bane?Question 2: Is Beauty a Biological Imperative or a Cultural Preference?Response 1: What Could You Expect from a Nation that Has Won a Total of 22 International Beauty Pageants?Response 2: On the Irrelevance of GeneticsQuestion 3: The Rise of the Transgendered Beauty Pageant: Is Biology a Fixed Category?Response 1: Transgender Beauty Pageants: An Imperfect SolutionResponse 2: Transgender Pageants: An Occasion for CelebrationQuestion 4: If Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Why Is It So Important?Response 1: Beauty and the LawResponse 2: Language Is Skin Deep—A Glance at Metaphorical BeautyQuestion 5: How is Men's Beauty Increasingly Commodified?Response 1: Men's BeautyResponse 2: Subtle Play by Mr. GraySelected BibliographyAbout the Authors and ContributorsIndex