Unpacking the Self the impact of culture on body image and self esteem.pptx

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1. The Impact of Culture on Body Image and Self-esteem: The Importance of Beauty Prepared by: Ariel Corres

2. BODY IMAGE It refers to the persons’ perception of the level of attractiveness of his/her body or it can be somebody’s own perception of how his/her body looks. It may also be our sense of how other people view our bodies.

3. Along with concept of body image is the concept of beauty. Beauty is of two types: Inner beauty - Refers to the inner qualities of the person External beauty - Refers to the physical characteristics of a person - Focuses on the physical features of the body commonly defined as “ a combination of qualities which include shapes, colour, or form that pleases aesthetic senses, especially the sight”.

4. EXTERNAL SOCIAL CONTROL This control of behaviour from within made as theory by Erving Goffman (1982) which is called Dramaturgical theory . The theory suggest that we are all actors on a stage, and match of what we do is engage in impression management during which we must monitor and adjust our own behaviour in accordance with how people want others to perceive them.

5. The role of culture in our understanding of body image and self-esteem.

6. Through culture, society shapes us in many ways. These includes: How we perceive our bodies visually How we feel about our physical appearance How we think and talk to ourselves about our bodies, and our sense of how other people view our bodies.

7. Body adornment Refers to the practice of physically enhancing the body by styling and decorating and embellishing their fingernails, wearing makeup, painting the body, wearing jewellery and the use of clothing. It is temporary Body Modification Refers to the physical alteration of the body through the use of surgery, tattooing, piercing, scarification, branding, general mutilation, implants and other practices. It can be permanent or temporary, although most are permanent and alter the body forever.

8. Self-esteem and It’s Significance

9. It is a measure of a person’s self-worth based on some personal or social standard. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself, it is a global evaluative dimension of the self. Hewstone et al.(2015) defines Self-esteem as the overall evaluation that a person has of himself which can be positive or negative, high or low. Self-esteem

10. A person with a positive body image will have a high self esteem and will often spend more time taking care of their appearance. Also, the attention that he gets for his physical beauty elevates the level of self-esteem. A person with low self-esteem may not perceive himself as beautiful. This evaluation of his physical self will make him seek ways to attain a kind of body image that will be at par with society’s concept of beauty.

11. According to research, however, the level of self-esteem fluctuates across the life span and may not always match with reality (SANTROCK, 2014).

12. Developing self-esteem

13. To overcome such adverse effects on the issue of self-esteem, here are best insights on how to strike a balance between accurate self-knowledge and respect for who you are. You need to a positive body image which involves:

14. Society’s deals of the perfect physical form which are: for woman : white perfect skin, small waistline, big breast and behind, long straight hair, long manicured nails, slender and tall and for men : tall, tanned perfect skin, muscled physique, with 6-pack abs.

15. Image of perception adolescents see in all types of media i.e. Print, television, film, and internet. Mass media is powerful tool that reinforces cultural beliefs and values. Though young people may initially disagree with the set ideals of beauty, respected exposure via media lead them to believe in the misconceptions.

16. Since a standard has been set by society and reinforced by media, any characteristics that does not confirm to standard is labelled as ugly. Body diversity is size and structure due to genetic heredity is not tolerated. Being pretty and white skinned or tanned and muscular had become associated with the intelligence, successful, popular, healthy, and the disciplined. Opposite characteristics are associated with the doll lazy, ugly, and the weak.

17. The misconceptions strongly affect how the young form their body image and its influence on their self-esteem. Knowing that adolescence is the period where self identity is formed. It is important for adults in the environment to listen to this young people and provide guidance and support. The adolescent should not be afraid to talk and disclose confusing aspects of his physical development to his significant others (i.e. Parents and trusted family members).

18. Yes, beauty is important. But being beautiful is still defends on how person defines beauty and the standards he sets to meet the definition. It is a big mistake to base beauty on someone else's standard. People are different and each one is uniquely beautiful. having a positive body image involves understanding that healthy attractive bodies come to many shape and sizes and that physical appearance says little about person’s character on his value as an individual. “CHARACTER MATTERS MOST”