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Beauty sick : how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women
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- ISBN: 9780062469779
- ISBN: 0062469770
- ISBN: 9780062469786
- ISBN: 0062469789
- ISBN: 9780062469793
- ISBN: 9780062669988
- ISBN: 9781538415863
- ISBN: 1538415860
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 383 pages ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper an imprint of Harper CollinsPublishers, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- This is beauty sickness. Will I be pretty? ; Just like a woman ; I, object -- This is what beauty sickness does to women. Your mind on your body and your body on your mind ; It's a shame ; Your money and your time -- This is how the media feeds beauty sickness. Malignant mainstream media ; (Anti)social media and online obsessions -- The ways we're fighting beauty sickness aren't working. Media literacy is not enough ; The problem with "real beauty" -- How we can fight beauty sickness. Turning down the volume ; Stop the body talk ; Function over form ; Learning to love your body and teaching others to do the same ; Turning away from the mirror to face the world. |
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| Subject: | Body image in women |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | BF 697.5 .B63 E54 2017 | 30775305533615 | General Collection | Available | - |
Beauty Sick : How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women
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Beauty Sick : How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. xi | |
| Part 1 | This Is Beauty Sickness | |
| Chapter 1 | Will I Be Pretty? | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 | Just Like a Woman | p. 21 |
| Chapter 3 | I, Object | p. 39 |
| Part 2 | This Is What Beauty Sickness Does to Women | |
| Chapter 4 | Your Mind on Your Body and Your Body on Your Mind | p. 63 |
| Chapter 5 | It's a Shame | p. 89 |
| Chapter 6 | Your Money and Your Time | p. 111 |
| Part 3 | This Is How the Media Feeds Beauty Sickness | |
| Chapter 7 | Malignant Mainstream Media | p. 141 |
| Chapter 8 | (Anti)social Media and Online Obsessions | p. 169 |
| Part 4 | The Ways We're Fighting Beauty Sickness Aren't Working | |
| Chapter 9 | Media Literacy Is Not Enough | p. 195 |
| Chapter 10 | The Problem with "Real Beauty" | p. 213 |
| Part 5 | How We Can Fight Beauty Sickness | |
| Chapter 11 | Turning Down the Volume | p. 231 |
| Chapter 12 | Stop the Body Talk | p. 255 |
| Chapter 13 | Function over Form | p. 279 |
| Chapter 14 | Learning to Love Your Body and Teaching Others to Do the Same | p. 305 |
| Chapter 15 | Turning Away from the Mirror to Face the World | p. 331 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 357 | |
| Notes | p. 359 | |
| Index | p. 371 |
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