Standards of Beauty Are Culturally Variable

question 72

Multiple Choice

Standards of beauty are culturally variable. In the United States,

• A) White women are more concerned about weight than are African American women.
• B) Hispanics and Whites have the same standard for thinness in women.
• C) African American women are more self-critical of their bodies than are White women
• D) Hispanic women are more interested in outward appearances of beauty than are White women.

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