TY - JOUR AU - Mieras, Emily PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Beauty and Body Image JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/beauty-and-body-image SP - AB - This course is an intensive, upper-level seminar that analyzes perceptions of beauty and the body. Course themes include: the intersection of ideas about beauty with cultural attitudes about race, gender, and class; the link between commercial culture and changing beauty ideals; and the connections between beauty and power. My goals include: a) for you to develop a more thorough understanding of the different historical and cultural basis for attitudes about beauty and the body; b) for you to think critically about ideas that people often take for granted; c) for you to ask questions about attitudes and perceptions that may seem "normal," "natural," or inevitable; d) for you to balance a range of theoretical components (including the meanings of race, class, and gender) when you analyze any example of beauty culture; and e) for you to hone your written and spoken communication skills. ER -