The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

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Kimberly Shephard, March 19, 2007 (view all comments by Kimberly Shephard)
This book is obviously not a "self-help" book yet every woman, young or old, fat or thin, "beautiful" or "ugly" needs to read this to be able to understand her emotional and social make-up. Naomi Wolf eloquently explains how strongly the beauty mythhas permeated women's sex lives, economic decisions, reading material, beliefs, eating habits and relationships. Even though this book is pre-internet and pre-reality tv because it was written in the early 1990's, its arguments are made even strong by the way our society has changed because of these new forms of entertainment. Read it, be sad about the world because of it and then feel like a stronger person for being able to understand and try to escape the beauty myth.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780385423977

Subtitle:

How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

Author:

Wolf, Naomi

Publisher:

Random House

Location:

New York :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Women's Studies

Subject:

Psychology

Subject:

Sociology - General

Subject:

Beauty & Grooming - General

Subject:

Sex role

Subject:

Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)

Subject:

Femininity.

Subject:

Feminine beauty

Copyright:

1992

Edition Description:

1st Anchor Books ed.

Series Volume:

v. 2

Publication Date:

1992

Binding:

Trade Paper

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

348 p.

Dimensions:

7.97x5.24x.80 in. .67 lbs.