AS Description: The goal of this assignment is to encourage critical thinking about various societal conventions about appearance and beauty and how they are impacted by overlapping social identities.
AS Instructions: Every decade seems to have a number of beauty standards that are adhered by individuals depending on a number of (intersecting) social identities, such as, gender, age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, occupation, etc. Considering your college, work, family and social environments, what are the social norms on appearance (hair, makeup, jewelry, clothing)? Does it seem that these societal norms on appearance vary by gender, age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and/or occupation? If so, describe the differences you encounter by any of these social identities in regards to clothing, hair, jewelry and makeup. In the past decade, explain any shift in appearance that you have witnessed that is different from today and what has remained essentially the same? Upload your assignment as a Word document, 500 words, double-spaced, APA format (APA format includes references and intext citations. Go to OWL PurdueLinks to an external site. for APA citation and format style).
