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Young Women and the Body
Liz Frost
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Description for Young Women and the Body
Paperback. This volume sets out to examine why young women in the 21st century seem to be deeply unhappy with their own bodies. Drawing on feminist social constructionist perspectives, this work seeks to examine this epidemic of body hatred. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP2; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 291.
Young Women and the Body sets out to examine why the current generation of young women seem to be deeply unhappy with their own bodies. Dieting and disguising are commonplace, and inflicting serious harm by no means rare in fourteen to eighteen year olds. Despite prophesies to the contrary boys and adults are suffering far less. Drawing on feminist social constructionist perspectives the book seeks to examine this epidemic of body-hatred.
Young Women and the Body sets out to examine why the current generation of young women seem to be deeply unhappy with their own bodies. Dieting and disguising are commonplace, and inflicting serious harm by no means rare in fourteen to eighteen year olds. Despite prophesies to the contrary boys and adults are suffering far less. Drawing on feminist social constructionist perspectives the book seeks to examine this epidemic of body-hatred.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333740903
SKU
V9780333740903
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99-15
About Liz Frost
LIZ FRONT is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. She is also a Home Office appointed Mental Health Act Commissioner, regularly visiting psychiatric facilities in the South West of England.
Reviews for Young Women and the Body
'An excellent book, refreshing and well written. Creative and compelling, it will prove to be highly popular with students in social science.' - Angela Grier, Leeds Metropolitan University