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Face value : the hidden ways that beauty shapes women's lives / Autumn Whitefield-Madrano.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitefield-Madrano, Autumn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aesthetics--Social aspects.
- Aesthetics.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Social aspects.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics).
- Beauty, Personal--Social aspects.
- Beauty, Personal.
- Women--Psychology.
- Women.
- Body image in women.
- Self-perception in women.
- Appearance (Philosophy).
- Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- x, 275 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Part social commentary, part cultural analysis, part careful investigation and part powerful personal anecdotes, a provocative book explores the relationship between appearance and science, social media, sex, friendship, language and advertising to show how beauty actually affects us day to day, "--NoveList.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Beyond the beauty myth
- The pencil test: quantifying the unquantifiable
- Hotties, foxes, and cankles: why we use the words we do
- Lipstick isn't cubist: the artifice of beauty
- The eye of the beholder: sex, dating, and romance
- The prettiest girl in the room: bonding, competition, and other women
- Who's afraid of the Big Bad Media?: skinny models, idealized images, and why maybe it's not such a big deal
- "Like" me: how social media and 24/7 surveillance are shaping women's
- and men's
- self-image
- "Don't you know you're beautiful?": the therapeutic beauty narrative
- Conclusion: Skin deep: looking beyond beauty.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476754000
- 1476754004
- 9781476754048
- 1476754047
- OCLC:
- 926313092
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