num_pages: 214
description: Through a series of candid and often painful interviews with women, Wendy Chapkis examines the tyranny of 'proper' feminine appearance. She looks at the pernicious roles that stereotypes of women have played in the control of perceived beauty and shows how women are striking back and redefining their own 'beauty secrets.'
language: English
title: Beauty Secrets: Women and the Politics of Appearance
titlecomplete: Beauty Secrets: Women and the Politics of Appearance
genres: Feminism, Nonfiction, Sociology, Gender
ratings_count: 56
publisher: South End Press