"Beauty Is Skin Deep," While a Common and Seemingly Innocent

Multiple Choice

"Beauty is skin deep," while a common and seemingly innocent expression, is a notion that underlines the billion-dollar beauty and fashion industry. It has profound and prolonged effects upon girls' and women's self-image. According to Foucault, the wide acceptance of this expression has become part of what social phenomenon?

A) an elite corporate discourse
B) an unpopular discourse
C) an elite discourse
D) a popular topic of debate