The Beauty Myth How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
-
- Taschenbuch
- eBook ausgewählt
- Hörbuch
-
Form:Einzelkauf Download
-
Sprache:Englisch
- Englisch 10,79 € ausgewählt
- Russisch 10,99 €
-
Verlag:HarperCollins
10,79 €
inkl. gesetzl. MwSt.Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
17.03.2009
Verlag
HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
368 (Printausgabe)
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780061969942
In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as restrictive as the traditional image of homemaker and wife. It's the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she grapples with her body image and tries to fulfill society's impossible definition of "the flawless beauty."
In this landmark work of cultural criticism, Wolf exposes the myth's foundations:
- A Backlash Against Feminism: Wolf argues that as women gained more power, the beauty myth intensified to undermine their progress, creating a new form of social control.
- The Illusions of Mass Media: An incisive look at how magazines, advertising, and popular culture create and enforce an impossible standard of physical perfection.
- Work, Money, and Power: Discover the connection between professional beauty standards and economic discrimination, revealing how appearance is used as a weapon against women's advancement.
- Hunger and Violence: A groundbreaking examination of the political roots of eating disorders and the rise of cosmetic surgery as tools of social coercion.
Kundinnen und Kunden meinen
Kurze Frage zu unserer Seite
Vielen Dank für dein Feedback
Wir nutzen dein Feedback, um unsere Produktseiten zu verbessern. Bitte habe Verständnis, dass wir dir keine Rückmeldung geben können. Falls du Kontakt mit uns aufnehmen möchtest, kannst du dich aber gerne an unseren Kund*innenservice wenden.
zum Kundenservice