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Perception of physical beauty among boys and girls in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9805-7299
Hong Kong Baptist University.
Department of Marketing, University of Otago, New Zealand.
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2017 (English)In: Beyond the Stereotypes?: Images of Boys and Girls, and their Consequences, Yearbook 2017 / [ed] Lemish, Dafna, & Maya Götz, Gothenburg: Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2017, p. 107-118Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Beauty is an important currency in how we see ourselves and others. Hong Kong is flooded with commercial messages on physical attractiveness. How do children respond to the beauty culture so prevent in our society? This study aims at (1) examining the cultural concepts of beauty, and (2) how children perceive the relationship between physical attractiveness, personality and friendship. We asked 114 children aged 9 to 12 to draw and verbalize a girl or a boy who was described as good-looking, and a girl or a boy described as not so good-looking. Results indicated that most of the interviewees associated “being not so good-looking” with ugliness. Physical beauty was associated with personality, social relations, happiness, and materialism. Results show a strong stereotype of “beauty-is-good”. Further studies are needed to identify source of the stereotypes and how these perceptions may affect children’s choices in their daily lives.

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Gothenburg: Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2017. p. 107-118
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Media and Communications Gender Studies
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Media; Children and young people; Gender equality
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URN: urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-11999Libris ID: 22662407ISBN: 978-91-87957-76-5 ISBN: 978-91-87957-77-2 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:norden-11999DiVA, id: diva2:1535879
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