Discursive practice of beauty through skincare in women.

• 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
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...