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The Cult of Thinness Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy (Professor Sociology, Professor Sociology, Boston College, Brookline, MA, United States) 2 Revised edition
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The Cult of Thinness
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy (Professor Sociology, Professor Sociology, Boston College, Brookline, MA, United States)
In this powerful book, Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber goes beyond traditional psychological explanations of eating disorders to level a powerful indictment against the social, political, and economic pressures women face in a weight-obsessed society. ethnicity, gay and lesbian body image, and the globalization of body image issues align a refined cultural study of body image with the trends found in current research studies, demographic data, and popularculture.
288 pages, 26 halftones/line illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 13, 2006 |
| Original release date | 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195178784 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 139 × 24 mm · 331 g |
| Language | English |
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