4-25/28 2008 Beauty Standards Across Continents

Lesson:
We had a YIRTB quiz on “Bound Feet and Western Dress”
“Bound feet” study guide collected.
Projects homework was collected at Sheldon.

We discussed:
What does our own society do to make ourselves more beautiful?
What types of people suffer to look good?
Gender Expectations:Who does what for beauty?
Male
Female
Is this balanced?
Why is there a difference in expectations?
Does social class play a role in this?

Weird transition…..impromptu speeches
Worked on "how do you plan out an impromptu speech?"


Homework
Read “White Privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack” reading and answer questions. This is a very thought provoking reading. It changed my life when I read it in college.

You can find the reading at: http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:7LjdYDpSjswJ:www.pcc.edu/resources/illumination/documents/white-privilege-essay-mcintosh.pdf+peggy+macintosh,+white+privilege&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us


You can find the questions on the assignments page.

You must have this completed to take part in next classes fishbowl. Be ready to talk about the issues it brings up…..