During Week 4, I presented Selling the Fountain of Youth along with a few of my other classmates, and through the preparation of the presentation, I took away more from the book than I would have if I wasn’t expecting to present it. In all honesty, it is so easy as a student to read my assigned readings nonchalantly, not really digesting it. That’s why it is so easy for me to forget what I just read because I take away very little from it. However, this book was very informative and enlightening to me because although biosynthetic hormones are no longer a popular product being advertised in the anti-aging industry, other products are, and I wouldn’t have thought twice about it. For example, an anti-aging lotion or a face mask that is supposed to rejuvenate is a hot commodity for all ages for most females. Even if the product does prevent “aging”, why aging considered a bad thing when everyone goes through it. It is so easy to fall into wanting to make yourself look youthful when the environment is anti-aging. There are so many times where I’d become scared if I notice my skin starting to wrinkle and look into better skincare products or I will see ads for liposuction or botox where you keep everything “tight” because sagging is unappealing. Therefore, seeing the other side of the anti-aging industry was a very necessary perspective for me to see and am grateful for being exposed to such readings as Selling the Fountain of Youth.
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Kassidy Wade
3/13/2021 02:37:42 pm
I totally agree that the book was very interesting! It certainly was not your typical college textbook, I didn't fall asleep over it, rather I kept wanting to read more. I am very excited for the books that are assigned next quarter, especially since the TA's expressed their love for one of them. I loved how the books that they assign make you think differently, I had never really noticed the anti-aging industry marketing tactics until reading the book. It definitely made me check the ingredients in my makeup and beauty products before buying, and check my intentions for buying such products. It was great working with you on the book presentation, I can't wait to pick your brain more next quarter!
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Jenny KimJenny is a Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Healthy Aging and Urban Studies & Planning double major from Cypress, CA. A fun fact about Jenny is that she likes her 'warm' foods to be SCALDING hot or else it doesn't taste as good. Archives
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