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It is undeniably true that popular culture affects South Africa's standards of beauty in both positive and negative ways. This essay will first discuss the function of the media in South African society before examining the psychological implications of stereotypes. A brief discussion of the capitalist agenda will conclude that popular culture has positively influenced beauty standards by creating jobs. While being promoted to South Africans as a requirement for social acceptance, the idea of beauty is being tainted by globalized mass media organizations.

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Popular Culture. A Sine Qua
Non For African Beauty?
FadeToWords - CreativeJ
ENG1503 - Academic Language and
Literacy in English 2020 Final Essay and
Exam Preparation.
Sometimes, you only need to hear a few ideas to get your
own creative writing juices flowing. And that is precisely
why I've uploaded this document. Vanquish your writer's
block!

The question is: Popular culture has been highly influential
in defining the standards of beauty in society. Write an
essay in which you discuss the positive and negative effects
of the influence of popular culture on the standards of Please remember to avoid
beauty in your country. plagiarism, as it is
genuinely academic
This is an essay about the psychological and sociological suicide. Always think
effects of the beauty industry. critically, complete your
coursework and formulate
your own opinions.
N.B. These are drawn from my own past study materials/answers
and I make no guarantees.
Now give yourself a hug.

, Popular Culture. A Sine Qua Non For African Beauty?
Introduction
It is undoubtedly true that popular culture has both negative and positive influences
on the standards of beauty in South Africa. This essay will initially consider the role
of mass media in the South African context, followed by the psychological effects of
stereotypes. The capitalist agenda will then be noted, and finally, job creation is
rendered a positive contribution of popular culture to beauty standards. The
understanding of beauty is being contaminated by globalised mass media structures
while being presented to South Africans as a sine qua non for social acceptance.


The ramifications of mass media on the notions of beauty should be viewed in the
colonial and post-apartheid context. Westernised media injects stereotypical
accounts of beauty into every facet of life. At the same time, gender cues are visually
constructed by superficial aspects such as hairstyle and clothing (Rabe &
Gelderblom, 2018, p. 67). Having internalised the racist ideas (Fanon, according to
Nicholls, n.d.) of how success and beauty should be portrayed, citizens
simultaneously assign a status to and seek the approval of their peers, both real and

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