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Le terme « Looksmaxxing » désigne les efforts déployés par les jeunes hommes pour optimiser leur apparence physique, qu'il s'agisse de pratiques courantes comme le « mewing » ou d'activités bien plus dangereuses telles que le « bone-smashing ». (Unsplash)

De la salle de sport à la mâchoire : ce que le « looksmaxxing » révèle sur la masculinité moderne

Jillian Sunderland, University of Toronto and Jordan Foster, MacEwan University

Les jeunes hommes et les garçons se tournent vers des transformations physiques pour affirmer leur domination et leur maîtrise de soi.
Looksmaxxing encapsulates the efforts that young men undertake to self-optimize and improve their appearance, ranging from mundane practices like “mewing” to the far more dangerous exercise of “bone-smashing.” (Unsplash)

From gym to jawline: What looksmaxxing says about modern masculinity

Jillian Sunderland, University of Toronto and Jordan Foster, MacEwan University

Amid a masculinity crisis driven by status anxiety and socioeconomic shifts, young men and boys are turning to physical transformations to assert dominance and self-mastery.
Beauty’s cultural force has long weighed upon women, but recently, beauty norms and appearance pressures have risen among men. (Pablo Merchán Montes/Unsplash+)

Men are embracing beauty culture — many of them just refuse to call it that

Jordan Foster, MacEwan University

From viral skincare videos to hyper-muscular influencer bodies online, men are facing increasing societal pressure to look good — just have women have for generations.
Young women are engaging in increasingly intensive and expensive beauty practices and purchases, aspiring to new beauty standards. (Kevin Laminto /Unsplash)

The beauty standard is intensifying. At what cost?

Jordan Foster, McMaster University

Beauty plays a role in shaping women’s opportunities in both the online and the real world, leading young women to rely on increasingly intensive and expensive practices and products.
Police move in to clear downtown Ottawa near Parliament Hill of protesters after weeks of demonstrations on Feb. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Pandemic finger‑pointing: New research sheds light on who Canadians blame in times of crisis

Jordan Foster, University of Toronto; David Pettinicchio, University of Toronto, and Michelle Maroto, University of Alberta

Examining how and why we cast blame on others can help us understand the convoy protests and the different ways people reacted to pandemic restrictions.
La collection Skims de Kim Kardashian, évaluée à plus d’un milliard de dollars américains, figure désormais parmi les marques de vêtements sculptants les plus populaires et à la croissance la plus rapide. Shutterstock

Vêtements sculptants pour les femmes : les fausses promesses des Kardashian

Jordan Foster, University of Toronto

Les éloges sur la nouvelle collection Skims de Kim Kardashian soulèvent d’importantes questions. Pourtant, on en parle très peu dans l’espace public.
The Victoria’s Secret we’ve become accustomed to is no more. The brand has finally realized that diversity sells. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Victoria’s Secret joins the ‘inclusive revolution,’ finally realizing diversity sells

David Pettinicchio, University of Toronto and Jordan Foster, University of Toronto

Victoria’s Secret learned a lesson other leading fashion brands and the industry at large are coming to realize: diversity sells. But when it comes to disability, brands aren’t quite there yet.

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