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Assignment for SOC314, Sociology of Gender - Possible Topics

1. Dirty Plotte 2. Fem (magazine) 3. Hourglass figure 4. Princesse Iointaine 5. Adriana Basile A ciapa (talk) 01:50, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Soc314: Draft of Article

Intro - The body shape of a women is focused on certain target areas primarily the distribution of body fat. The hour glass figure is just one body classification in which a woman has larger breasts and a curvy waist. It is based on a women’s physical attractiveness, rather than their mind. Women who exhibit the hour glass figure are proven to be more admired which puts pressure on other women who are less attractive to strive to achieve the hour glass figure. This in return leads to body dissatisfaction which turn causes eating disorders in young women from all over the globe.

Body Weight and Hormones - Fat distribution in women is at it’s highest from the early teens to late middle age. Sex hormones play an important role in specific regions of the body helping with the regulation and accumulation of fat Fat distribution occurs in woman because estrogen lessens the adipose distribution to the abdominal region, and stimulates fat growth in the gluteofemoral region. Testosterone, on the other hand has the opposite effect. While estrogen lessens the production of fat in the abdominal region, testosterone stimulates the growth of fat in the abdominal region. This distribution means that women are more likely to be curvy thus making the hour glass figure a desirable and somewhat achievable body type.

Symbolism - In the 1930s American goods such as the Coca-Cola bottle were exported for the first time to Jamaica. Today in the Jamaican culture the Coca-Cola bottle has now become the representation of a perfect women’s body. Women with curves that are shaped to look like the bottle get the highest compliments from men while skinny women get mocked and made fun of.

Research - Resent research indicates men’s preference of the hour glass figure on women. These studies found that this shape was even more preferential than breast size or facial features. Scientist discovered that the perfect size waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7, or a waist that measures 70 percent of the circumference of the hip, examples of women who possess or have possessed the perfect body were Marilyn Monroe, Jessica Alba and Alessandra Ambrosio. It should be noted that scientists have concluded that having such a figure is good for a women’s health and increases her rate of fertility. — Preceding unsigned comment added by A ciapa (talk • contribs) 23:37, 12 April 2017 (UTC)