The Beauty Ideal: The Effects of European Standards of Beauty on Black Women
Black women are particularly vulnerable to the effects of European standards of beauty, because these standards emphasize skin colors and hair types that exclude many black women, especially those of darker skin. Using a social work lens, this article explores the black woman’s internalization of Eu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Columbia Social Work Review |
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| Online Access: | https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8BV7T44/download |