Year: 2023
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The article analyses the concepts of a woman external beauty in the scientific literature. The research shows differences in the stereotypes of the external beauty of women who lived in rural and urban Lithuania in the beginning of the 20th century in Lithuanian culture: the ethnic stereotype of the external beauty of rural women was strongly influenced in cities by western fashion trends. Empirical research carried out of analysis of the women beauty standards, based on the 2000-2020 publications of the women journal "Moteris". In these publications, new standards of beauty were formed over the course of two decades: women are encouraged to create their own beauty, using various tools of the beauty industry, but at the same time, women are encouraged to create inner values, human relationships and career achievements. Key words: beauty, woman, standards of beauty, external beauty of a woman, external facial features, appearance.
Author: Raimonda Rauluševičienė
Institution: St. Ignatius Loyola College
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4379986000