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Delve into global beauty ideals, from pale skin in Japan to scarification in France. Discover how perceptions vary and reflect on the importance of physical appearance. Let's name the lesson at the end of it!
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Warm up-being present and focused • On GO - children must stop still. • On STOP - children must move around the space either walking or running. • On UP - children must sit or lay down. • On DOWN - children must stretch up to the ceiling and continue moving around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtiyZBY8W_E Physical aspect –personality aspect –moral aspect
Look at what others like about you and for each, decide to which of the following categories they belong to: E.g. clever –a, good with handcrafting –a, nice hair –e • a) intelligence, skills and creativity • b) kindness, empathy and altruism • c) effort/hard work and ambition/perseverance • d) honesty, fair-play behaviour and correctness • e) physical appearance/looks • f) communication, courageousness (being brave) , having initiatives/ideas.
Physical beauty is considered very important… • The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) published in June 2017 the results of their annual Global Aesthetic Survey for procedures completed in 2016. The top 10 countries where surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures were asked by people were: • USA, Brazil, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Russia, India, Turkey, Germany and France -13 573 548 cosmetic procedures, a lot of them surgical procedures. https://www.isaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/GlobalStatistics.PressRelease2016-1.pdf
But…physical beauty is actually very differently seen by different cultures/ countries. • Pale skin is usually considered beautiful in: a) Japan, China and Thailand b) Spain and Bulgaria https://www.google.lt/search?biw=1366&bih=637&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=PKnfWo-DF4HosAH-npfwDw&q=skin+whitening+japan+ivan+lam&oq=skin+whitening+japan+ivan+lam&gs_l=psy-ab.3...33116.35578.0.36016.9.9.0.0.0.0.144.657.8j1.9.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.B1HzxfGkXGE#imgrc=U-idw_LpBOQ5JM:
Body scars are considered beautiful in : a)France b) Ethiopia http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2561949/Ethiopian-Sudanese-tribes-intricate-raised-patterns-created-using-THORNS.html
Long, stretched earlobes and short cuts are considered beautiful in: a) Masai tribe of Kenya b) Czech Republic https://www.trover.com/d/10cMx-maasai-mara-national-reserve-kenya
Long, giraffe-like necks are considered beautiful in: a)Italy b)Myanmar (Burma) https://iemes.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/worldtrip-asia/img_8156s-2/
Tattooed lips (blue) and chins are thought to be beautiful in:a)Greece b)Maori people of New Zealand https://ro.pinterest.com/pin/332914597430480303/?lp=true
Extremely stretched lower lip is seen as beautiful in: a) some groups in South America and Africa b) some groups in Europe and Antarctica https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mursi_Lip_Plate,_Ethiopia_(15202169956).jpg
Tanned skin is considered beautiful in: a) Korea b) USA http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/08/01/kim-kardashian-self-tanning-trick-spray-tan-tips/
Being overweight is considered beautiful in: a) Mauritania b) Sweden https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a3513/forcefeeding-in-mauritania/
Decorated/ painted skin is seen as beautiful in: a)Romania b)India http://www.catchnews.com/television-news/bigg-boss-9-double-trouble-new-wild-card-entry-may-be-tv-star-parul-chauhan-ragini-of-bidaai-beside-sahil-khan-sunaina-roshan-samyukta-singh-1445940116.html
Small feet used to be considered beautiful in: a) Germany b)China https://ro.pinterest.com/pin/420805158916387497/?lp=true
Sources: • http://www.totalbeauty.com/content/slideshows/global-beauty-standards-141201/page1 • https://opinionfront.com/how-female-beauty-is-perceived-in-different-cultures
Think about the importance of looks and underline twice what is your current answer (on the same scale, on which you have already answered). Is it the same or different from the previous day? Why? • What title would you give to the lesson? • Homework–Imagine you have to give up part of your qualities and you are allowed to keep only 3. Which would you keep and why?