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Body and Corporeity in Their Historical and Social Course for Postmodernity

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Post-modernity configures as the time marked by the valorization and cult of the body, focused on aesthetics and narcissistic standards of youth and beauty that emphasize egalitarian stereotypes to all individuals. The body, published in the media as a symbolic product of success, takes its place on the social front. Thus, the body appears overvalued, becoming an idealized target of unattainable perfection, through the excessive appreciation of thinness, attempts to delay the natural aging process, through aesthetic procedures, and the incessant search to fit in dictated beauty standards culturally. This article is based on the analysis of bibliographic discussions aimed at contextualizing the body, corporeality, beauty and social standards.

Source: International Journal for Innovation Education and Research

DOI: 10.31686/ijier.vol10.iss3.3699

Authors: Adriana Silva Silveira, Ionathan Junges, Everton Silva Silveira, Solange Garces

Institutions: University of Cruz Alta, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Language: English

Topic: Corporeality, Perception, and Education

Subfield: General Arts and Humanities

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4226173382

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