Misguided definition of beauty
Our definition of beauty is often formed in three ways:
- As young children, our opinion of beauty is based on what was said about us from our parents and those around us.
- In adolescence, we are more acutely aware of our appearance and may lead us to question how we look.
- Socially constructed ideas of beauty we see in the media, popular culture, society, peers, and social media can create a false ideal of beauty.
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