Assignment Instructions/ Description
Describe the physical beauty norms for American women, including activities and behaviors undertaken in pursuit of the physical ideal
Describe the physical beauty norms for Mauritanian women, including activities and behaviors undertaken in pursuit of the physical ideal
Identify aspects of American and Mauritanian societies that contribute to the social construction of beauty in each country, including type of society, culture, values, social construction of reality, and socialization
Compare and contrast these cultural aspects: In what ways is the social construction of beauty for American women similar to the social constructions for Mauritanian women; in what ways are they different? REQUIREMENTSYour paper must:
Be guided by the prompts below; you may incorporate additional, relevant information inspired by the prompts, but you should not ignore or exclude the information from the prompts
Conform to the following formatting standards:Be typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins and 12 point font sizeBe at least 2 pages long, but no longer than 7 pages (ideally 4-6 pages)Be free of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors
Cite information from at least three (3) assigned chapters of the textbook (i.e., Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5) using in-text citations that specify the chapter and section number where that information can be found. Please do NOT use page numbers as they are not consistent across all formats of the textbook.For example: There are a number of peer-reviewed studies that point to biological factors as part of the "cultural universals" of beauty, or the traits associated with beauty that appear to be shared by all societies around the world (Chapter 3.1).
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