The Beauty Myth

The Beauty Myth

How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women

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Genre:Political/Social
Language : English
Published: January 01, 1991
Edition:8th
Paperback
ISBN13:9780099861904
ISBN10:0099861909
Pages:348
Dimensions:5.08 x 7.8 x 0.87 inches
Weight:246.64 g

About the Book

In the struggle for women's equality, there is one subject still shrouded in silence - women's compulsive pursuit of beauty. The myth of female beauty challenges every woman, every day of her life. The author exposes the tyranny of the beauty myth through the ages and its oppressive function today, in the home and at work, in literature and the media, in relationships between men and women, between women and women. With examples, she confronts the beauty industry and its advertising and uncovers the reasons why women are consumed by this destructive obsession.