Locker room diaries : the naked truth about women, body image, and re-imagining the "perfect" body / Leslie Goldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldman, Leslie.

Series:

Lifelong Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Psychology.

Women.

Body image in women.

Self-esteem in women.

Nudity--Psychological aspects.

Nudity.

Physical fitness centers--Social aspects.

Physical fitness centers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st Da Capo Press ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2006.

Summary:

As featured on the ?Today" show, an indispensable girlfriend's guide to getting a healthy self-image

Contents:

Introduction: Warming up

Conquering mount toledo : putting the scale in its place

Booby-trapped : Hallelujah, my nipples have seen the light!

A waist is a terrible thing to mind : eating disorders exposed

I scream, you scream, we all scream for

a $50 bikini wax? : locker room beauty rituals

Belly dancing : learning about pregnancy straight from the source

Pimples, crotches, and butts, oh my! : locker room nudity in all its splendor

and horror

Cellulite : the bumpy bane of my existence

A steamy situation : talk, sweat, and tears in the sauna

Throwing our weight around : plus-sized in the land of thin

"Me veo gorda en esta ropa?" (Do I look fat in this?) : re-imagining body image : exploring race and ethnicity

The next generation : body image, locker room mentality, and today's young girls

Having a senior moment : what lessons can the older generation teach us?

Epilogue: Smokin' in the girls' room : time to throw in the towel on hating our bodies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612788604

9781282788602

1282788604

9780738211817

0738211818

OCLC:

670411895