Beauty Industry
Gender, Media and Everyday Life
- 304 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The concept of beauty and its impact on social interactions has spurred extensive research and discussions. Beauty products not only shape individuals' public image but also form an integral part of their daily routines. By unravelling the cultural, social, and historical tapestries that frame beauty standards, this edited volume presents an in-depth analysis of the beauty industry and its complex relationships with beauty entrepreneurship, advertising, television, fashion industry, professional dance, and everyday life.
Beauty Industry offers a collection of edited chapters that critically dissect the beauty industry through a gendered lens, delving into topics such as gendered beauty ideals, the relationship between beauty products and gender identities, and the challenge to traditional gender norms. The work affirms diversity and inclusion and due to its interdisciplinary approach, it is an excellent companion for researchers and students interested in feminism, queer theories, sociology, PR and communication studies, fashion, body, race and media. It also considers the intersectionality of gender with factors like race, class, and sexual orientation in the beauty industry.
With a focus on macro, mezzo, and micro levels, the contributions span various research methodologies, fostering new knowledge and insights into this intricate intersection of beauty, gender, and industry.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Editor
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figure and Tables
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Foreword: Celebrating Interdisciplinarity
- Introduction One
- Introduction Two
- Chapter 1 Cosmetic Entrepreneurs: Exploring Beliefs and Experiences of Practitioners Administering Non-surgical Aesthetic Procedures in the UK
- Chapter 2 The Environmental Cost of Vanity: An Ecofeminist Analysis of the Beauty Industry, the Consumer Behaviour and Environmental Attitudes
- Chapter 3 Evidence-Based Functional Marketing Claims in Beauty Products Advertising: A Memorandum for Good Practice
- Chapter 4 Reflecting on Age: Societal Narratives in the World of Anti-Aging Advertising
- Chapter 5 Beauty and Body in Fashion Photography: The Covered Body and New Bodily Practices
- Chapter 6 ‘An Open Forum for Discussion’: Desmond’s and the Representation of the Beauty Industry
- Chapter 7 Ultimate Beautification: Reception of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Show in Poland
- Chapter 8 Red Lipstick as a Communication Tool of (Self)-presentation: Gender and Power Perspectives
- Chapter 9 ‘We’ve Got to Take Our Chances’: Make-Up as Subversive Practice in Heteronormative Binary DanceSport
- Chapter 10 ‘Beauty Secrets’ of the ‘Cool-Girl’: Representation of Beautification as Everyday (Pop)cultural Practice
- Index