Female Body Damage and Decorative Behaviour from the Perspective of Semiotics

摘要

Decoration is one of the important parts in costume, among the various dress cultures of all nations in the world, the phenomenon of body as decoration is the most special one. Making a study on body damage and decorative behaviours of the ethnic minorities, we can learn the original living conditions of people, and understand the aesthetic standards and cultural connotations, and comprehend the gender differences in contemporary ethnic identity. In the view of Gender and Sociology, with the research method of literature analysis, this paper clarified the connotations through the female "pain" decoration actions, and analyzed the role and status of women in ethnic group and modern society.