Bibliograph

The cult of thinness, Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber

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The cult of thinness, Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The cult of thinness

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

65521633

Responsibility statement

Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber

Table Of Contents

A cult grows in America -- Men and women: mind and body -- Selling the body beautiful: food, dieting, and recovery -- There's no business like the body business: fitness and cosmetic surgery -- Becoming a certain body -- Joining the cult of thinness -- How young women experience being a body in their families, peer groups, and school environments -- New recruits for the cult of thinness: preteen girls, adolescents, straight men, gays, lesbians, and ethnic women -- Breaking free from the cult of thinness

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Contributor