What is beauty?
- True beauty is the state of being authentic and sincere in a way that extends love to yourself
and others
Activity 2.1.1
Directions: In the table provided below illustration, make a list of your observed beauty standard in the
Philippines.
Male Female
1. mestizo 1.white or fair skin
2. Pointy nose 2. Long straight black hair
3. Tall 3. Chinita
4. Nice body 4. long legs
5. 5. Slim
1. What have you observed from your list of beauty standards in the Philippines?
-The list of beauty standards in the Philippines is a very un-Filipino look. Having dark skin is to common
in the Philippines and that is the equivalent of poverty
2. Do you think your beauty standards came from you own perception? Why yes, or why not?
-No, because in my own opinion a person is ten times more attractive, not by their looks but their acts of
kindness, love and respect
3. Do you think that there should be a standard of beauty? Why yes, or why not?
-External beauty is something that has been dictated to us by society. It is not something that is truly
real. We don’t need to poison ourselves to fit into this idea that causes us to hate ourselves.
Quiz 2.1.1
1. It is all about the appearance.
-b. Physical Self
2. Culture is usually not the basis when setting the standards of beauty.
-b. False
3. Refers to a person’s beliefs about his or her own worth and value.
- D. Self-worth
4. Is the way one sees the physical self and the thoughts and feelings that result from that perception
-b. Body imaged
5. A test that measures self-worth by rating both positive and negative feelings about the self
-B Rosenberg’s Self-esteem scaled
Test II. Directions: Answer the statements/questions completely and comprehensively.
1. Differentiate Self-Esteem from Body Image.
-body image is both mental picture you have of you own body and how you see yourself when you look
in the mirror. Self-esteem is how you value yourself as a person.
2. How does culture affect our standard of beauty? Cite some examples to support your answer.
-Our perception of beauty is guided by cultural influences and ideas of aesthetics determined by fashion
