What is your concept of

beauty?
What is the society’ s
concept of beauty?
The self is the sum total of all that man can
call his, which includes his body, family and
reputation, also his clothes and his house…”
- William James
❑ It is the important component in the study of
the person’ s self and identity.
❑The concrete or tangible aspects or dimension
of the person which primarily observed and
examined through the body.
❑According to Sigmund Freud the physical body
is the core of human experience.
❑ We experience life through our bodies and
senses (sight, smell, touch, etc.) allowing us to
interpret the world around us.
❑ The body is the sight for the articulation of all
our identifications of gender, class, sexuality,
race, ethnicity and religion
 Heredity is the sum of all biological processes by which
particular characteristics are transmitted from parents to their
offspring.
 The set of genes that an offspring inherits from both parents, a
combination of the genetic material of each, is called the
organism’s genotype.
 The genotype is contrasted to the phenotype – which is the
organism’s outward appearance and the developmental outcome of
its genes. The phenotype includes an organism’s bodily structures,
physiological processes, and behaviors.
 Features that actually develop (the phenotype) depend on complex
interactions between genes and their environment.
 ADOLESCENCE
❖Is a developmental stage that has been defined as starting with puberty
and ending with the transition to adulthood (approximately ages 10–20).

❖Has evolved historically - indicating that this stage is lengthening as

individuals start puberty earlier and transition to adulthood later than in
the past. Puberty today begins at age 10–11 years for girls and 11–12 years
for boys. This average age of onset has decreased gradually over time
since the 19th century by 3–4 months per decade. This has
been attributed to a range of factors like heredity, better nutrition, obesity,
increased father absence, and other environmental factors (Steinberg,
2013).

❖ Completion of formal education, financial independence from

parents, marriage, and parenthood have all been markers of the end of it.
▪ Puberty is different for each
individual. Physical changes
include increases in height,
weight, and internal organ
size as well as changes in
skeletal and muscular
systems.
 PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTS
In boys, these are average ages when puberty changes may happen:

➢Start of puberty: Between 9 ½ and 14 years old.

➢First puberty change: Enlargement of the testicles.
➢Penis enlargement: Begins about 1 year after the testicles start
enlarging.
➢Pubic hair appears: About 13 ½ years old.
➢Wet dreams/ nocturnal emissions: About 14 years old.
➢Hair under the arms and on the face, voice change, and acne: About
15 years old.
 PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTS
In girls, these are average ages when puberty changes may
happen:

➢Start of puberty: Between 8 and 13 years old.

➢First puberty change: Breast development.
➢Pubic hair appears: Shortly after breast development.
➢Hair under the arms: About 12 years old.
➢Menstrual periods: Between 10 and 16 ½ years old.
▪ The changes experienced
during puberty are different
for males and females: Girls
reach puberty earlier than
boys and
experience menarche.
Boys, two or three years
later, experience
semenarche.
▪ Puberty is triggered by
the release of hormones
which lead to
the development
of primary sex
characteristics and secon
dary sex characteristics.
❑ It refers to the person’ s perception of the level
of attractiveness of his/ her body.
❑ Own impression of how his or her body looks.
❑ Body image lies at the heart of adolescence and
it is mental representation of one’s own body,
which is a very important aspect of identity.
 As you grow up, you are
exposed to environmental
factors that shape your
physical self, including those
from your social peers,
societal expectations, and
cultural practices.
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