Pygmalion's Chisel : For Women Who Are "Never Good Enough."

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Pygmalion's Chisel: For Women Who are ""Never Good Enough, "" by Tracy M. Hallstead, examines the enduring critical presence in contemporary Western culture that scrutinizes, critiques, and sizes women down in their daily lives, despite rights gained through the centuries. P...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hallstead, Tracy M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Temas:
Sex discrimination against women.
Feminism.
Feminism
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes.
Féminisme.
feminism.
Cultural studies.
Gender studies: women.
Feminism & feminist theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Sex discrimination against women
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Pygmalion's Chisel: For Women Who are ""Never Good Enough, "" by Tracy M. Hallstead, examines the enduring critical presence in contemporary Western culture that scrutinizes, critiques, and sizes women down in their daily lives, despite rights gained through the centuries. Pygmalion was the ancient mythical sculptor who believed that all women were essentially flawed and who therefore endeavored to chisel a statue of a woman whom he called ""Galatea"" to perfection. Like the perpetually carved and refined Galatea, women labor under Western culture's a priori assumption that they are flawed, ye.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (154 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443848848
1443848840

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