The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene
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Paperback
200 pages
11 Halftones, Bibliography
Published: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN / EAN: 0195117913
This text brings into sharp focus the multitude of societal and psychological forces that compel American women to pursue the ideal of thinness at any cost. It seeks to act as a benchmark work on the subject for the future.
