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This paper elaborates on the concept of multiple, hierarchical femininities through an empirical investigation of the beliefs and meanings to which Asian American women adhere regarding beauty and physical attractiveness. We look specifically at the ways in which a sample of second generation Korean American college women negotiate hegemonic and subordinated femininities vis a vis their assumptions, strategies, and everyday thinking about racialized gendered norms pertaining to standards regarding physical appearance and beauty. While many scholars have investigated women�s body image, beliefs and norms regarding beauty, the vast majority of this work has concerned white middle to upper class women. Few studies have focused on the experiences of racially marginalized women as they negotiate mainstream cultural standards regarding physical appearance and the perspectives of Asian American women are especially absent. These omissions continue to fuel a belief that the experiences of Asian Americans do not need to be examined because of assumptions surrounding their model minority status. Simultaneously, the absence of scholarship on this population continues to fuel conceptualizations of Asian Americans as foreigners despite their American citizenship, upbringing, and identity. Our exploration makes a significant contribution to the literature on the intersection of race, ethnicity and gender. |
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| Kim, Helen. and Peden, Amanda. "Constructing Racialized Femininities: Second Generation Korean American Women and the Body" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City, Aug 11, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p178413_index.html> |
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| Kim, H. and Peden, A. , 2007-08-11 "Constructing Racialized Femininities: Second Generation Korean American Women and the Body" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City Online <PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p178413_index.html |
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Abstract: This paper elaborates on the concept of multiple, hierarchical femininities through an empirical investigation of the beliefs and meanings to which Asian American women adhere regarding beauty and physical attractiveness. We look specifically at the ways in which a sample of second generation Korean American college women negotiate hegemonic and subordinated femininities vis a vis their assumptions, strategies, and everyday thinking about racialized gendered norms pertaining to standards regarding physical appearance and beauty. While many scholars have investigated women�s body image, beliefs and norms regarding beauty, the vast majority of this work has concerned white middle to upper class women. Few studies have focused on the experiences of racially marginalized women as they negotiate mainstream cultural standards regarding physical appearance and the perspectives of Asian American women are especially absent. These omissions continue to fuel a belief that the experiences of Asian Americans do not need to be examined because of assumptions surrounding their model minority status. Simultaneously, the absence of scholarship on this population continues to fuel conceptualizations of Asian Americans as foreigners despite their American citizenship, upbringing, and identity. Our exploration makes a significant contribution to the literature on the intersection of race, ethnicity and gender. |
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| The Construction of Hegemonic and Subordinated Femininities: Second Generation Korean American Women and the Body Introduction Within the sociological literature that analyzes hierarchical power dynamics based on gender Connell’s (1987) “hegemonic masculinity” has served as a noteworthy touchstone. At its core hegemonic masculinity centralizes a glorified masculinity primarily associated with a minute segment of the general population - white heterosexual upper-class physically powerful males. As some scholars have argued hegemonic masculinity functions as a social process that legitimizes both |
| perspectives (pp. 81-91). Pullman WA: Washington State University Press. Pyke K. (1996). “Class-based masculinities: The interdependence of gender class and interpersonal power”. Gender and Society 10 527-49. Pyke K. and D. Johnson. 2003. “Asian American Women and Racialized Femininities: ‘Doing’ Gender across Cultural Worlds.” Gender and Society 17(1): 33-53. Sanders N. M. and Heiss C.J. (1998). “Eating attitudes and body image of Asian and Caucasian college women.” Eating Disorders 6 15-27. West C. and D.H. Zimmerman. 1987. “Doing gender.” |
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