This is a sociology essay that required me to look at an aspect of popular culture (cosmetics) and explain what it says about the consumers and their society.
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"What we all do everyday, what we take for granted and can rarely explain... reveal a great deal about ourselves and modern life." Finkelstein, Slaves of Chic
Choose an aspect of popular culture and explain what it tells us about the people who consume/ participate in it, as well as what it tells us about modern life.
Amber Robinson
The use of cosmetics is a prominent part of popular culture, primarily interested in achieving the …
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…of Chicago Press, Chicago. Moore, Jessica (2000), 'Women and Advertising: The Social Cost of Commercial Culture' from http://www.socialistalternative.org/justice29/13.html Persson, Monica (1996), 'Fat and Feminist: Large Women's Health Experiences' from http://www.fwhc.org/health/fatfem.htm Hesse- Biber, Sharlene, 1996, "Am I Thin Enough Yet? The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity", New York, Oxford University Press, Inc. Faludi, Susan., 1991; "Backlash: The Undeclared War Against Women", Chatto & Windus Ltd.
…of Chicago Press, Chicago. Moore, Jessica (2000), 'Women and Advertising: The Social Cost of Commercial Culture' from http://www.socialistalternative.org/justice29/13.html Persson, Monica (1996), 'Fat and Feminist: Large Women's Health Experiences' from http://www.fwhc.org/health/fatfem.htm Hesse- Biber, Sharlene, 1996, "Am I Thin Enough Yet? The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity", New York, Oxford University Press, Inc. Faludi, Susan., 1991; "Backlash: The Undeclared War Against Women", Chatto & Windus Ltd.
