The Language of Feminine Beauty in Russian and Japanese Societies by Natalia Konstantinovskaia

Author:Natalia Konstantinovskaia
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9783030414337
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Alla emphasizes that a woman exercises a special wisdom in allowing the man to feel comfortable and strong. She then continues her discourse by stating that even if a woman is stronger, she must maneuver in her relationship carefully, by avoiding direct confrontation and resorting to compromise. Alla does not utter the word ‘maneuver,’ but moves her hand in a serpentine curve (shown in Fig. 3.3), suggesting that a woman must flexibly adapt to changing circumstances and re-negotiate terms when necessary. The fact that she lowers her voice during this utterance suggests that the maneuvering must be covert, or at least hidden from male attention.

Fig. 3.3Female maneuvering. Left to right: Alla, Dina

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.