The Beauty Myth

The beauty myth refers to the ways women in society tend to take drastic measures in order to meet the standard and acceptance of the male power. Causing them to endure in costly cosmetic surgery and spending time, effort and money trying to seek the optimum beauty look for the male gaze. There are many elements that make up the beauty myth, as Wolf proves that the beauty myth is not shaped around women, however, the main factor that contributes to the beauty myth is the male authority and their values and customs. Shows some sort of male power and how the beauty myth indicates a loss of control towards the women’s physical and emotional power.

The imagined community is a term designed by Anderson, refers to the way people of a community may feel that they’re a part of that wider external circle, however, are not related or afflicted to them in any way, as they may not know each other personally. An example could be country pride. People tend to think they have similar relations to another person with the same national identity, however, they do not know each person that is part of their country. They like to think there are relations but in fact these people will never come across them or have personal

The sick role is a social process that bestows distinctive characteristics of ourselves when we are sick as individuals became like a patient, to suit the role of being sick. The sick role expresses the routines of being sick such as, going to the doctors and getting treatment if needed, as people not only get sick, they perform sick. Also refers to when a person is unable to do the simple duty of the everyday task, such as, working and housework so they are excluded from these tasks and seek to get better from doctors and medical aid. However, the sick role is very gendered, as Humphry states that women tend to carry on with the housework without having to seek medical