This is a sociology essay that required me to look at an aspect of popular culture (cosmetics) and explain what it says about the consumers and their society.
Date Submitted: 10/24/2004 19:12:04
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 6 pages (1622 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 6 pages (1622 words)
"What we all do everyday, what we take for granted and can rarely explain... reveal a great deal about ourselves and modern life." Finkelstein, Slaves of Chic
Choose an aspect of popular culture and explain what it tells us about the people who consume/ participate in it, as well as what it tells us about modern life.
Amber Robinson
The use of cosmetics is a prominent part of popular culture, primarily interested in achieving the …
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…of Chicago Press, Chicago.
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