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Women wore corsets in order to decrease the size of their waists, which made them appear more attractive to men. These corsets distorted the torso, making breathing difficult and causing back problems. By wearing such an item, they gave in to societal pressures. The smallness of their waist symbolized…

One major challenge was changing the norm. Reducing the amount of loads of laundry was at the top of the list. Before the project, I would do close to four loads a week. If I needed a few items of clothing, I would wash them. Now I think about the impact that load of laundry has. I determine that it is not really worth it. Changing the temperature on the air conditioner was a major challenge as well. When the temperature is lower, I sleep better. This…

violators of the status quo. “Norms are expectations of ‘right’ behavior” (Henslin, 2011, p. 49). Our society is structured, we have values molded into our social structure that might be totally different in another culture. "These values are the standards by which people define what is good and bad, beautiful and ugly” (Henslin, 2011, p. 51). The incentives to follow these norms are usually positive sanctions, while not following norms results in negative sanctions. Sanctions can be simple…

quickly sent back down to touch the earth beneath miles of water. He came back up again to see the earth in a pitiful washed out state. The coyote dug where he stood, finding a grain of earth, planting it once again and stretching the earth to the size it is today. The three together created six men and six women, sending them off in pairs in different directions to populate the earth. Some time passed and the coyote went to check on the people, only to find that they were eating the earth he…

featured in the beginning are looking at something different on their body “boobs, skin, arms, legs, hips”. The scenes all take place in different situations, such as swimming pool dressing rooms, before a party, in dance studios, before work, in clothing shops, after showering, before weddings and at regular times. Emphasizing the pain point, by signifying how often and multi-environments/situations women are unsatisfied with their body. By showing diverse environments and situations, making…

The body worn cameras show a point of view inadequately shown from just the standard dashboard camera on the cop cars by giving us an insight on exactly what the officer sees during an interaction. The cameras should be worn on the head via glasses for various reasons, one being that this is the ideal position for these body cameras as use of evidence…

The culture of fast fashion encourages consumers’ disposal of clothing prior to use for a few times in favor of up-to-date cheap clothing. These “McFashion” clothing lines tend to go out of style within a matter of months which ends into a constantly changing cycle. In an article, “Why It’s Time To End Our Love Affair with Cheap Fashion”, author Lucy Siegle states…

for manufactured goods. The confusion lies in the fact that wages were not rising, however the demand for consumer goods was. Luxury goods such as Chinese tea, Caribbean sugar, porcelain, white bread, and woolen clothing were being consumed by the poor. He gives credit of the high standard of living to a newfound incentive to work. Men began to work longer hours and even starting working over the holidays to support his families newfound want for consumer goods. Women and children were also…

In this commercial one can see a plus size woman sporting lingerie, a group of ladies at upscale restaurant talking loudly, eating as they please without regard to the onlookers, one onlooker being a little girl, a woman leading a business meeting to a group of men, women wearing short hairstyles…

rather as a way to separate ourselves from each other and go our own way. I believe the stress of my daughter’s health, my excessive workload to cover the bills, and the fighting over where we should cut back financially all took its toll on both of us. These life events and economic decisions changed the nature of our relationship between one another. However, our relationship with our other children and how we raised them still remained the same. It would seem as if we were the couple Tess…