Discursive practice of beauty through skincare in women.

This paper aims to study the relationship between the practice of skincare and women by relating it to the larger discourse on beauty ideals. The focus of the paper is to use Naomi Wolf‟s framework in The Beauty Myth (1992) in order to assess and challenge the narrative in the context of modern day...

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Main Author:	Lin, I-Ju.
Other Authors:	Tam Chen Hee
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16569
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-165692019-12-10T11:29:01Z Discursive practice of beauty through skincare in women. Lin, I-Ju. Tam Chen Hee School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women This paper aims to study the relationship between the practice of skincare and women by relating it to the larger discourse on beauty ideals. The focus of the paper is to use Naomi Wolf‟s framework in The Beauty Myth (1992) in order to assess and challenge the narrative in the context of modern day Singapore. The focus of this study is a group of young women who all use moisturizer and other supplementary skincare products and how this practice is related to the overall discourse on beauty. Bachelor of Arts 2009-05-27T03:54:08Z 2009-05-27T03:54:08Z 2009 2009 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16569 en Nanyang Technological University 32 p. application/pdf
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description	This paper aims to study the relationship between the practice of skincare and women by relating it to the larger discourse on beauty ideals. The focus of the paper is to use Naomi Wolf‟s framework in The Beauty Myth (1992) in order to assess and challenge the narrative in the context of modern day Singapore. The focus of this study is a group of young women who all use moisturizer and other supplementary skincare products and how this practice is related to the overall discourse on beauty.
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Discursive practice of beauty through skincare in women.

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