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Widdows, Heather (2022) II—No duty to resist : why individual resistance is an ineffective response to dominant beauty ideals. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 122 (1). pp. 27-46. doi:10.1093/arisoc/aoab014 ISSN 0066-7374.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoab014
Abstract
In this paper I argue that the way to reduce the power of overdemanding beauty ideals is not to advocate that individuals have a ‘duty to resist’, a duty to stop engaging in appearance enhancing practices and body work. I begin by arguing against the claim that women who ‘do’ beauty are suffering from false consciousness. I then give four further additional arguments against advocating a ‘duty to resist’ as an effective means to challenge dominant beauty norms. First, that as a tactic it is ineffective. Second, it is an individual approach which divides and silences. Third, it induces shame and blame, and undermines effective collective action. Fourth, it fails to recognize the privilege of the group norms which make resistance possible.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects, Beauty culture -- Social aspects, Body image in women -- Social aspects, Body image -- Social aspects | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society | ||||||
| Publisher: | Aristotelian Society | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0066-7374 | ||||||
| Official Date: | April 2022 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 122 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 27-46 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1093/arisoc/aoab014 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 7 November 2022 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 7 November 2022 |
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