Later, she decided to make her own products. She invented hair products that helped make hair stay and grow. She made a lots of good hair products for African-Americans. In addition, Madam C.J. Walker made many social contributions.
The media is a main source that projects the expectations of what a woman or man should be. In the media, women are portrayed as sex symbols and are considered beautiful if they have large busts, and a tiny waste. Makeup and cosmetics are supposed to make women prettier while raising children and having a career is rarely shown as a positive aspect of being a
Women are set such a high standards when it comes to society’s expectations because “average” just doesn’t cut it. Most women these days are expected to look, dress and act a certain way that they normally wouldn’t intend on doing. Women feel pressured on trying to dress more feminine, as they feel, based on society’s expectations, that this is the only way men will feel more sexually attracted to them. Also another reason is that most women also try competing against other women just too simply get more attention. Partially in saying that, women mostly feel the need to make themselves look good because they themselves see them only being attracted to the good looking guys and the only way they think of trying to do this, is by using their looks as a part of attracting the opposite gender.
The freedom women had during this time was apparent. Women seemed comfortable on the outside but felt that they had to look perfect. Before the 1920s, women had to look pure while women in the 1920s had to look sexually appealing and had to wear the right makeup and clothes. This movement was supposed to make women feel comfortable with their sexuality, but it ended up with women seeing themselves and being seen by men as sexual objects[29]. The fierce competition of getting a man’s attention emerged in this decade and women were
I interpret this to mean that as much as we women would like to erase the thoughts from our heads, it is something that stays with us not only in childhood, but through adulthood as well. Santos mentions seeing a title on a magazine that reads, “How to find the perfect dress for that perfect evening”. This statement references the society that we live in and the emphasis we put on body perfection and designer things. Young girls and women alike are bombarded by the pressure from society to be a certain weight, a certain height, and to wear certain clothes. I think this poem also highlights the way we think others view us.
She gives a chronological flow of event after an event. In her artistic work, she is able to create mental picture in the minds of her readers .They see her wearing a maroon floor leg dress which has with a v shape back. Her elegant legs are covered with matching sandals with crisscrossing straps over her ankles. She also goes to a greater extend of enlightening the readers on the reason as to why she lives such an influential life and the source of her wealth. She probably creates a virtual image of a gorgeous lady who loves and adores fancy dresses.
Tannen supports this belief by way of physical comparisons (“… I found myself looking at the three women at the table, thinking how each had a different style and how each style was coherent”), grammatical theories (“The unmarked forms of most English words also convey “male.” Being male is the unmarked case. Endings like ess and ette mark words as “female.” Unfortunately, they also tend to mark them for frivolousness”), societal observations (“All married women’s surnames are marked. If a woman takes her husband’s name, she announces to the world that she is married and has traditional values… If she does not take her husband’s name, this too is marked, seen as worthy of comment: She has done something; she has “kept her own name”), and specific references to other ideas that support her claim (“I have never been inclined toward biological explanations of gender differences in language, but I was intrigued to see Ralph Fasold bring his biological phenomena to bear on the question of linguistic marking in his book The Sociolinguistics of
Another important fact about India during this time is that women are supposed to be very modest and concealed from men. As a result, women wear something called a sari; a long piece of cloth wrapped around the body without sticking to the skin. A major factor of Indian culture is the wives’ rights. After Indian women get married, most of their time is spent taking care of the husband and his family and has to do whatever he wishes. As the title of the story gives the reader an idea about clothes, the protagonist’s wardrobe is greatly affected by the setting.
Language and Sex The similarities between man and women speech First: almost all studies proved that men and women speak the same amount of speech Second: they both use empty adjectives ex: cute, Charming third: both men and women use question intonation in response to queries The differences First: women use tentative phrases because of their soft nature ex: kind of, sort of Second: women pant for prestige standard, because women may be pressurized by society to behave in a ladylike manner or because they are the main child-rears or they may tend to have jobs which rely on communication rather than on strength. Language planning: is a situation in which a government or education authority attempts to manipulate the linguistic situation in a particular direction. This is more likely to be successful if existing uses of a language are gradually extended Since the sudden imposition of a particular language by decree may well result in failure. Lingua franca: is one or simplified language, which is adopted as a common means of communication by multilingual societies when the speakers are not proficient in all the language
Take a bride in a wedding gown for an example. A wedding is an occasion that requires the bride to act more socialized than she usually might. The average woman wearing her normal casual clothes does not act as elegant or sophisticated as she is wearing a wedding gown. Thus, the wedding dress symbolizes the occasion for more dignified behavior. If the bride acts as she usually does, people will frown upon the behavior, even though it is perfectly fine at any other time.