Pop. culture and beauty PLEASE HELP ITS FOR A PAPER

[jamstigator]

Well, if Sex In The City helps society produce more sluts, I suddenly like that show a lot more!

jamstigator Reviewed by jamstigator on 10-02-2006. Pop. culture and beauty PLEASE HELP ITS FOR A PAPER ok so I'm writing a paper on popular culture and beauty ideals and I need to give examples of how pop culture shapes and maintains beauty ideals and gender norms. The only problem is that I dont listen to popular music or watch alot of popular shows so I really need help. I need specific examples from movies, tv, or music. gender norms are pretty much stereotypes (ie men should be strong, support family, should have sex with many people and women should be attractive, stay at home, arent smart, Rating: 5

[royalHIGHness]

i think by far the best example lays in todays RAP and HIP-HOP: theres a dilema now about who was the biggest crack dealer and got shot the most times................reflects on stereotypes/gender norms because kids look up to 50 Cent and his hott ass girlfried Vivica Fox and think of how COOL/BAD/RICH he is and that shapes his schema for drug dealers and gang members.......and therefore shapes their behavior......and then for the girls wishing to mary someone like 50 Cent...what are they supposed to act like besides the girls in his videos: barely clothed phatty girls giggling their goods

[fikusroot]

You can also show how our ideas really haven't changed that much. Teachers love that shit. Like how 70's clothing has made a comeback. Shouldn't you be doing the work yourself? That's how you learn.

[napolitana869]

there are 7 other things the paper has to address, so yes i am doing the work myself. i can relate it to society, and i know how pop culture shapes things, i just dont know specific examples of it in music and stuff.

[Smokin EnDo]

Have you heard fo something called Cosmo? MTV? there not that popular so I wouldn't think so

[halosin8r]

In my opinion.. there is no pop-culture, but many sub pop-cultures...

[TallulahGreen]

There is subcultures within popculture.

[napolitana869]

i dont watch mtv or read cosmo.

[Smokin EnDo]

Neither do i but they show that girls should be anorexic and basically be retarded and bitchy but they have toi be beautiful. Guy have to be buff and rich. Otherwise girls WILL NOT tlove them.

[birdgirl73]

Can you also use examples from advertising? The thing I think of when I think of gender "norms" and influences from popular culture particularly relate to the fashion industry and fashion magazines. They've set a standard for what's supposedly beautiful, and by their standards, tall, very thin girls with symmetrical features are the be-all, end-all beauty standard. It's the same trend we see in Hollywood and the movie industry. Young, slender, symmetrical women are the ones who get starring roles and enjoy the most popularity and attention. Almost any movie or television show, including "Sex and the City" will be an illustration of this.