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Maine, Margo, author.

Body wars : making peace with women's bodies : an activist's guide / Margo Maine, Ph. D.

Carlsbad, CA : Gürze Books, [2000]

xi, 307 pages ; 21 cm

"This is an activist's guide for parents, educators, therapists, patients, former patients, in fact anyone who wants to join in the fight against the forces that prevent women from being comfortable in their own bodies. Each chapter focuses on a particular 'body war, ' such as dieting consiousness, weight prejudice, concepts of beauty and ageism, the athletic 'sporty-but-sexy' dilemma, fashion dictates, the advertising onslaught, plastic surgery, and much more."

Body image in women.

Self-acceptance.

Making peace with women's bodies

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-306).

The challenge : respecting women's bodies -- Weightism : the "politically correct" form of prejudice -- Obesity : fact or fiction? -- Dieting : deceit, danger and death -- The pursuit of beauty : empowering or disempowering? -- Advertising : guerrilla warfare -- Magazines : propaganda machines -- Fashion : real women have bellies -- Models and beauty pageants : ugly business -- Plastic surgery : self-improvement or self-harm? -- Violence against women : the deadliest body war -- Ageism : when beauty, wisdom and experience get old -- Women's health care : an oxymoron? -- Kids on diets : an early start for body wars -- Barbie dolls & body image : toys are us -- Schools : a problem or solution? -- Sports : just another war zone? -- Ballet : the Olympics of body wars -- Men : targets and teammates.

Publisher description

99075415

0936077344

9780936077345

43430350

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