Sunday, 13 March 2016

Initial Research

http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/science/article/pii/S1740144506000040

"Body-esteem is the 'self-evaluation of one's body or appearance'"



"Appearance changes can be a significant source of distress and body dissatisfaction"
"Pithy sayings such as "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and "don't judge a book by its cover" impart messages suggesting that aesthetics are not only subjective, but that they are secondary to the internal depth and beauty that resides within. These messages are quite comforting and appreciate the unique "raw materials" that each person is randomly allotted and encourages people to transform their inner strengths accordingly in order to refine their natural, inherent beauty. Parents reassuringly repeat such mantras to their children, hoping to infuse values that reflect wisdom, profundity, and skill over that which is superficial and frivolous. Undoubtedly, as soon as these children exit the warm, encouraging cocoon of their parents embrace into the abrasive realities of the exterior world, they are engulfed by messages that denote the contrary. Western society has become entrenched in the attainment of beauty, which is often conveyed through media images."

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