Am I Thin Enough Yet

Informationen zum Autor Sharlene Hesse-Biber is Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston College. The former director of the Women's Studies Program at Boston College, she is founding director of the National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education. Klappentext In "one of the most powerful and compelling arguments about the culture of thinness" ("Choice"), the former director of the Women's Studies Program at Boston College highlights the various ways in which American families, schools, popular culture, and the health and fitness industry undermine young women's self-confidence as they inculcate the notions that thinness is beauty and a woman's body is more important than her mind. Illustrations. Zusammenfassung Am I Thin Enough Yet? brings into sharp focus the multitude of societal and psychological forces that compel American women to pursue the ideal of thinness at any cost. It will remain a benchmark work on the subject for many years to come.

Product details

• Authors: Charlene Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Hesse-Biber
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1997
• EAN: 9780195117912
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511791-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 204 mm x 12 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories