The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against WomenIn this controversial national bestseller, feminist scholar Naomi Wolf argues that there is one hurdle in the struggle for equality that women have yet to clear--the myth of female beauty. She exposes today's unrealistic standards of female beauty as a destructive form of social control and a reaction against women's increasing status in business and politics. |
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User Review - smallself - LibraryThingI liked this book much better the second time. It’s hard to get down the first time, although not because the ideas are complicated. They’re not. But they’re the water the fish swims in. Read full review
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User Review - wellreadcatlady - LibraryThingThere are a lot of good points Naomi makes about the pressure women face when it comes to being a "beauty" and how no matter how we dress or what we do, we can't win. My issue with this book is that ... Read full review
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| Title | The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women |
| Author | Naomi Wolf |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Vintage, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0099861909, 9780099861904 |
| Length | 348 pages |
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