Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture by Debra Gimlin

Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture

Debra Gimlin

181 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction feminism challenging informative slow-paced
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Today women are lifting weights to build muscle, wrapping their bodies in seaweed to reduce unwanted water retention, attending weigh-ins at diet centers, and devoting themselves to many other types of "body work." Filled with the voices of real w...

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