'White Noses' and Self-Esteem (New York Daily News) | Dartmouth ...

Posted on July 11, 2013

New York Daily News reports on a study by Dartmouth?s Lauren Gulbas that found the increase of cosmetic surgery in Venezuela had a lot to do with women?s desire to look ?white.?

?The presumed ?gold standard in rhinoplasty? is a nose that is associated with being ?Caucasian,? meaning white: a tall, slender nose with a narrow nasal base,? Gulbas writes in her study, according to the Daily News.

Gulbas, a research assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, surveyed 63 women?white, black or racially mixed?in the capital city of Caracas. All were 39, and all wanted a nose job. But Gulbas questions how well the procedure really works to improve women?s self-esteem, the Daily News reports.

Read the full story, published 7/10/13 by New York Daily News.

Categories: In the News
Tags: Department of Anthropology, Faculty, Lauren Gulbas, Research, Society

Source: http://now.dartmouth.edu/2013/07/white-noses-and-self-esteem-new-york-daily-news/

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