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An analysis of how women navigate the multiple pressures of beauty culture in everyday life, both offline and on social media.
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Introduction: Walking the Tightrope
Chapter One: The Paradoxes of Beauty
The Worth Paradox
The Authenticity Paradox
The Power Paradox
The Commitment Paradox
What Is a Pragmatic Paradox?
Conclusion: Negotiating the Paradoxes of Beauty
Chapter Two: Beauty, Wellness, and Authenticity
Where Is Beauty Situated?
Traditional Discourses on Beauty, Health, and Morals
The Paradoxes of Wellness and Self-Care
Natural Beauty and the Authenticity Paradox
Where Does "Feeling Beautiful" Really Come From?
Conclusion: Normative Authenticity
Chapter Three: Commitment and Investment
Investing Money and Time
The Salience of Hair and Makeup
Committing to Thinking, Planning, and Judging
The Day as a Measure of Beauty
Conclusion: How Much Is Enough?
Chapter Four:Time, Aging, and Motherhood
Being Young
Being No Longer Young
Motherhood
The Intergenerational Gaze
Conclusion: The Temporality of Beauty
Chapter Five: Work and Social Life
Beauty and Sociability
Working with Beauty
Favours and Privileges
Conclusion: Uncertain Gains
Chapter Six: Selfies and the Digital World
The Place of Beauty in Selfies
The Paradox of the "Narcissistic" Selfie
The Authenticity Paradox and the Selfie-Taking Online Persona
Conclusion: Negotiating Visibility
Conclusion: Beauty and the Paradoxes of Women's Subjectivity
Appendix A: Introducing the Participants
Appendix B: Methodological Design and Procedure
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By Chiara Piazzesi
