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Nov 22, 2014 · The purpose of this research was to provide a critical review of key research areas within the social psychology of dress. The review addresses published research in two broad areas: (1) dress as a stimulus and its influence on (a) attributions by others, attributions about self, and on one's behavior and (2) relationships between dress, the body, and the self. We identify theoretical ...
- Kim K Johnson, Sharron J. Lennon, Nancy Rudd
- 2014
Jun 17, 2021 · In presenting participants with photos of women in varied combinations of clothing (skirt/pants), jewelry (with/without jewelry), makeup, (with/without makeup) and hairstyle (loose hair/braid), the researchers found that women wearing makeup, pants, or jewelry were rated as more competent than women without makeup, wearing skirts, or not wearing jewelry.
- Erick R. Aguinaldo, Jessie J. Peissig
- 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661006
- 2021
- Front Psychol. 2021; 12: 661006.
Aug 23, 2019 · Introduction. The viewing of another person as an instrument to be used for sexual goals is known as objectification [1, 2].Recent evidence shows that the learned automatic response to objectify women has become culturally ingrained to such a great extent that choosing not to objectify women depletes self-regulatory resources and decreases performance in cognitive tasks [].
- Dax J. Kellie, Khandis R. Blake, Robert C. Brooks
- 2019
- Symbolic Interactionism & Fashion
- Fashion and Postmodernism
- Symbolic Interactionism and Postmodernism
- Counter Culture and The Future
- Conclusion
If a woman were to go for a corporate job interview, she would most likely wear a collared shirt, maybe a suit. Hence, she would stick to a professional dress code because as the name suggests it is appropriate- it would elicit to the interviewer that you are professional and hence are an appropriate fit for the job you are interviewing for. The de...
While historically (circa the 1960s) class was a decisive factor in understanding fashion through a sociological lens, one must consider the current accessibility that many have towards fast fashion. Keeping this in mind, class is no longer an adequate lens to view fashion as it disregards individual involvement (Kaiser, Nagasawa, & Hutton, 1991). ...
Social reality is constructed through interactions, hence cultural norms are created by repeated human interaction. However, in a postmodern society, culture is becoming increasingly ambivalent due to the demand of correlating identity and fashion (Kaiser, Nagasawa, & Hutton, 1991). Straightforward collective selection no longer exists- fashion nor...
Subcultures are a cultural group that are formed around the idea of rejecting what was once considered “cool,” in favour of a different type of cultural expression (Crashcourse, 2017). Similarly, countercultures are subcultures that position themselves in direct opposition to mainstream culture such as 1960s American Hippies (Crashcourse, 2017). So...
Culture and as an extension fashion is ever-evolving as a result of a multitude of reasons- individual psychology, economics, politics, globalisation etc. Like most other cultural phenomena, fashion can be analysed through various lenses, however, some are more fitting for different eras than others. While conflict theory an appropriate lens to und...
Primary groups are small, informal collections of individuals who interact with each other in personal, direct, and intimate ways. Secondary groups are groups to which individuals feel only limited ties. A subculture can be seen as a primary or secondary social group, depending on the type of culture and its members.
- Kelly L. Reddy-Best
- 2020
Aug 25, 2018 · The global beauty and fashion industries seem to disseminate mass-mediated images of men and women whose bodies have startling similarities, despite their differences in shade and attire. Against this background, some scholars have warned against an increasing regularization of the human body, indeed, of a ‘pervasive smoothing out of human complexity and variation’ (Garland-Thomson 2009 , 30).
Feb 1, 2019 · The psychology behind clothing is classified into 3 thematic categories in this paper: a) the meaning of colors in clothing psychology; b) the socio-psycological impact of clothing; and c) gender ...
