Beauty Standards for Women in Today’s Society

Paige RegerFollow

Document Type

Panel Presentation

Start Date

23-4-2021 9:15 AM

Keywords

Beauty, Standards, Women

Biography

Paige Reger is an undergraduate student in the Department of Communication Studies.

Major

Communication Studies

Advisor for this project

Cam Brammer

Abstract

Through social media, we can see a trend in body standards and the way beauty has presented itself throughout time. We have created a “beauty standard”, or a way to aesthetically see women. We can understand its effects in terms of body dysmorphia, self-esteem issues, and other problems among women. In this paper, I examine how the cosmetic industry and social media target college-age women in ways that are harmful to their self-esteem.

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Apr 23rd, 9:15 AM

Beauty Standards for Women in Today’s Society

Through social media, we can see a trend in body standards and the way beauty has presented itself throughout time. We have created a “beauty standard”, or a way to aesthetically see women. We can understand its effects in terms of body dysmorphia, self-esteem issues, and other problems among women. In this paper, I examine how the cosmetic industry and social media target college-age women in ways that are harmful to their self-esteem.