Dress Code And Fashion Technology In Current Society

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  • s Raj

Keywords:

Dress Code, Fashion Technology

Abstract

What are the overt and covert goals of school dress codes? Are these dress codes developed to ensure that students meet norms of professionalism, or do these serve as tools for schools to enforce heteronormativity and stigmatize transgenderism? Are schools citing safety concerns, warning parents about how to protect youth from harm, or do these intend to distract us from the ways in which dress codes serve to reinforce heterosexist norms? How well can we predict the unintended consequences of dress codes – both the more ‘traditional’ and more ‘progressive’ policies? When it comes to questions of school safety, it is not appropriate to posit any dress code as the solution. Blaming a school – for having a “lenient” dress code or for not enforcing a dress code – is a simplistic and unjust conclusion to reach. Following this line of reasoning, we should not question a dress code which privileges a narrow definition of masculinity. Codes and policies rooted in social inequalities serve to elevate oppressive norms – we can and should be critical consumers.

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Published

30-04-2015

How to Cite

singh, R. (2015). Dress Code And Fashion Technology In Current Society. International Journal for Research Publication and Seminar, 6(1), 8. Retrieved from https://jrps.shodhsagar.com/index.php/j/article/view/59

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