Beauty sick : how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women

The Resource 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
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how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women
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Renee Engeln, Ph. D
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eng
Summary
  • "Today's young women face a bewildering set of contradictions when it comes to beauty. They don't want to be Barbie dolls but, like generations of women before them, are told they must look like them. They're angry about the media's treatment of women but hungrily consume the very outlets that belittle them. They mock modern culture's absurd beauty ideal and make videos exposing Photoshopping tricks, but feel pressured to emulate the same images they criticize by posing with a "skinny arm." They understand that what they see isn't real but still download apps to airbrush their selfies. Yet these same young women are fierce fighters for the issues they care about. They are ready to fight back against their beauty-sick culture and create a different world for themselves, but they need a way forward."--
  • Today's young women are angry about the media's treatment of women but hungrily consume the very outlets that belittle them. Engeln reveals the shocking consequences of our obsession with girls' appearance on their emotional and physical health and their wallets and ambitions, including depression, eating disorders, disruptions in cognitive processing, and lost money and time. To truly fulfill their potential, we must break free from cultural forces that feed destructive desires, attitudes, and words. She provides inspiration and workable solutions to help girls and women overcome negative attitudes and embrace their whole selves
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306.4/613
Index
index present
LC call number
BF697.5.B63
LC item number
E56 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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