Clarke Laura Hurd, Bundon Andrea
School of Human Kinetics, The University of British Columbia, 156-1924 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada.
J Women Aging. 2009;21(3):198-212. doi: 10.1080/08952840903054757.
Using data from in-depth interviews with 36 women, aged 71 to 93, this manuscript examines older women's use of lipstick. The most ubiquitously used cosmetic by the women we interviewed, lipstick was a taken-for-granted practice in the women's performance of gender. In the women's youth, the performance of gender through lipstick usage was related to rebellion and peer acceptance. In contrast, the use of lipstick in later life was related to the maintenance of an attractive and respectable appearance. We discuss our findings in light of interpretative feminist theorizing concerning beauty work, doing gender, and the presentation of self.
本文利用对36名年龄在71岁至93岁之间的女性进行深度访谈所获得的数据，研究老年女性使用口红的情况。口红是我们所访谈女性使用最为普遍的化妆品，在女性的性别表现中是一种理所当然的行为。在这些女性年轻时，通过使用口红进行性别表现与叛逆及同伴认可有关。相比之下，在晚年使用口红则与保持有吸引力且受人尊敬的外表有关。我们根据关于美容工作、性别塑造和自我呈现的诠释性女性主义理论来讨论我们的研究结果。
