This is a sociology essay that required me to look at an aspect of popular culture (cosmetics) and explain what it says about the consumers and their society.

"What we all do everyday, what we take for granted and can rarely explain... reveal a great deal about ourselves and modern life." Finkelstein, Slaves of Chic Choose an aspect of popular culture and explain what it tells us about the people who consume/ participate in it, as well as what it tells us about modern life. Amber Robinson The use of cosmetics is a prominent part of popular culture, primarily interested in achieving the …

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