Locker room diaries : the naked truth about women, body image, and re-imagining the "perfect" body /

Often dressed in no more than a towel, author Leslie Goldman spent five years talking with women of all ages, shapes, and sizes about what goes into "shaping" not just their bodies but their body image. From compulsive workouts to daily dates with the scale to body fat measurements, Americ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goldman, Leslie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2006.
Edición:1st Da Capo Press ed.
Colección:Lifelong Books.
Temas:
Women > Psychology.
Body image in women.
Self-esteem in women.
Nudity > Psychological aspects.
Physical fitness centers > Social aspects.
Femmes > Psychologie.
Image du corps chez la femme.
Estime de soi chez la femme.
Nudité > Aspect psychologique.
Centres de mise en forme > Aspect social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Body image in women
Self-esteem in women
Women > Psychology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Often dressed in no more than a towel, author Leslie Goldman spent five years talking with women of all ages, shapes, and sizes about what goes into "shaping" not just their bodies but their body image. From compulsive workouts to daily dates with the scale to body fat measurements, American women are swept up in a constant quest for perfection. But the loudest voices here are those of the senior women who speak candidly of their long road to self-acceptance. Funny, smart, and confiding, Locker Room Diaries is a wake-up call for any woman who has ever wished her body were something o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 239 pages)
ISBN:9780738211817
0738211818
1282788604
9781282788602

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