T H E I M PA C T O F

C U LT U R E O N B O D Y
IMAGE AND SELF-
E S T E E M : I M P O R TA N C E
OF BEAUTY
CULTURAL MILIEU

• a strong factor that affects the young adolescents’

perception that affects the person’s view of his physical
self.
• refers to the setting and environment in which a person
lives, including social and cultural aspects of life
• is
defined as a social system that is characterized by the shared
meanings that are attributed to people and events by its members

Significant Aspect of Culture that Strongly Influences

Adolescents’ Perception

Face to Face Encounter

• how their culture conceptualizes beauty.
• is defined as the quality of being physically attractive or the qualities
in a person or a thing that give pleasure to the senses or the mind.
• It should also consider that in every culture and individual, the
standard of beauty varies a lot.
• “beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.” It is also a fact that what
the other sees beautiful may not be for another.
EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENTS
• young adolescents face is that they are driven by the norm.
In which beauty is what social media dictates.
• The body image that the adolescent created which includes
perception and feelings about oneself could either be
positive or negative.
 THE FILIPINO CONCEPT OF BEAUTY
FILIPINO BEAUTY
FILIPINO BEAUTY
• is merely defined and featured in the eurocentrism and colorism aspect which seen
everywhere on social media
• fair skin and tall noses, they grace the spotlight of the true features of the Filipino beauty
has which feature their tan skin and flat nose under the rug.
• Mixed Filipino beauty where they call it as mestizo.
• they influence that their natural look seems not enough and not pleasingly to the eye of
the society if they don’t meet the western standard.
• explains that the Filipino youth mind set is white skin and pointed nose they can call them
beautiful.
• Dark-Skinned Filipinos tend to have negative body image.
• eurocentrism and colorism have significant effects on the body image and identities of the
common Filipino.
 SELF-ESTEEM AND THE IDEAL BODY
IMAGE
• used to describe a person's overall sense of self-worth or personal
value. In other words, how much you appreciate and like yourself.
• often seen as a personality trait which means that it tends to be
• can involve a variety of beliefs about yourself, such as the appraisal
of your own appearance, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors.
• It is a global evaluative dimension of the self.
ADOLESCENTS BODY IMAGE
INCLUDES:
1. Perception of their physical self when they look in the
mirror.
2. Feelings of like or dislike about the physical self that they
see.
3. Their thoughts and how they relate to their physical self.
4. Perception of how other people view them physically.
 ASPECT IN CULTURE THAT LEADS
MISCONCEPTION IN BODY IMAGE
1. Society’s ideals of the perfect physical form are:
• Women: white perfect skin, small waistline, and big breast and behind, long straight
hair, long manicured nails, slender and tall
• Men: tall, tanned perfect skin, muscled physique with 6-pack abs
2. Images of perfection adolescents sees in all types of media
• Mass media has a powerful tool that reinforces cultural values and beliefs.
3. Any characteristics that doesn’t conform the standard labelled as ugly.
• Body diversity in size and structure due to genetic heritability are not tolerated.
• Being pretty and white skinned or tan become associated of intelligence, successful,
popular, healthy, and the disciplined while the opposite traits become associated with
dull, lazy, ugly and the weak.