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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rice, Carla (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Body image in women > Social aspects.
Body image in girls > Social aspects.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Social aspects.
Beauty culture.
Body Image > psychology
Women > psychology
Beauty Culture
Image du corps chez la femme > Aspect social.
Image du corps chez les filles > Aspect social.
Beauté corporelle > Aspect social.
Beauté féminine (Esthétique) > Aspect social.
Soins de beauté.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Beauty culture
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects
Body image in women > Social aspects
Körper
Frau
Identität
Schönheitsideal
Soziale Situation
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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