Becoming Women : The Embodied Self in Image Culture /

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In a culture where beauty is currency, women's bodies are often perceived as measures of value and worth. The search for visibility and self-acceptance can be daunting, especially for those on the cultural margins of "beauty."Becoming Women offers a thoughtful examination of the searc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rice, Carla (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Soziale Situation
Schönheitsideal
Identität
Frau
Körper
Body image in women > Social aspects.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects.
Beauty culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Soins de beaute.
Beaute feminine (Esthetique) > Aspect social.
Beaute corporelle > Aspect social.
Image du corps chez les filles > Aspect social.
Image du corps chez la femme > Aspect social.
Beauty Culture
Women > psychology
Body Image > psychology
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Social aspects.
Body image in girls > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: searching for identity in image culture
  • In the shadow of difference
  • In a girl's body
  • Invisible in full view
  • The student body
  • Puberty as sexual spectacle
  • A body that looks, and feels, like a woman
  • In the mirror of beauty culture
  • Conclusion : out of the shadows.

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