Black and Whites tend to have similar self-esteem levels throughout young adulthood into middle adulthood and then in old age, the average self-esteem levels among the Black population will drop rapidly. According to the article, Self-Esteem Development from Young Adulthood to Old Age: A Cohort-Sequential Longitudinal Study, “the available data suggest that Blacks have higher self-esteem that do Whites at younger ages, but that the trajectories cross at some point in adulthood, with Black having a significantly steeper decline in self-esteem in old age than do Whites” (Young Adulthood to Old Age, 2010).
“Women in Western cultures tend to gain status and value through their appearance. Thus, the perceived loss of beauty through the normal
“Women in Western cultures tend to gain status and value through their appearance. Thus, the perceived loss of beauty through the normal