Fat - A Fate Worse Than Death?: Women, Weight, and Appearance Contributor(s): Cole, Ellen (Author), Rothblum, Esther D. (Author), Thone, Ruth R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1560239085 ISBN-13: 9781560239086 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1997 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General |
Dewey: 616.398 |
LCCN: 97004041 |
Series: Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studies |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.99" W x 8.34" (0.78 lbs) 228 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Despite the gains of the women's movement, women are still judged by what they look like--and men, by what they do. Fat--A Fate Worse Than Death? offers hardy resistance to the narrow, random, and irrational appearance standards set for American women through an approach that is personal, eclectic, courageous, and funny. If you are interested in giving up your diet, throwing out your scales, and concentrating on who you are on a deeper level, this book will show you how to accept, appreciate, and even love your body!Using statistics, research, anecdotes, and personal experiences, Fat--A Fate Worse Than Death? explores how appearance standards have built a prison for women. With the book's helpful advice, reading suggestions, and list of more than 100 ways to fight looksism, sexism, ageism, and racism, you will learn to express your rights and needs, regardless of your shape or size, and tear down those prison walls. Designed to transcend the boundaries between the personal and the political, Fat--A Fate Worse Than Death? discusses:
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