Beauty pageants
By: Noël Merino, book editor.
Contributors: Merino, Noël.
Series: At issue. Social issues; At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9780737745368; 9780737745375
Subjects: Beauty contests -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The cultural relevance of beauty pageants is waning / Hilary Levey; title: Beauty pageants thrive in many cultures around the world / Rosie Goldsmith; title: Beauty pageants give women of many cultures a voice / Hammasa Kohistani; title: Beauty pageants show that women still have not achieved equality / Jill Filipovic; title: There's nothing wrong with beauty pageants / Wendy McElroy; title: Beauty pageants perpetuate myths about female beauty / Beth Dalbey; title: Beauty pageants are full of scandal / Mark Schwed; title: Beauty pageants in prison can have positive effects / Jean Trounstine; title: Beauty pageant winners are not good role models / Kim Lunman; title: African pageant winners can enhance their nation's image / Clayton Goodwin; title: Prohibiting pageants in Muslim countries is worse than allowing them / Katha Pollit; title: Miss Landmine beauty pageant helps landmine victims / Morten Traavik, as told to Robyn Stubbs; title: Miss Landmine beauty pageant exploits landmine victims / Expat Advisory Services (EAS); title: Child beauty pageants reflect the culture's sexualization of children / James R. Kincaid; title: Child beauty pageants should be eliminated / Billy Reed; title: Teen beauty pageants can teach teens many valuable life lessons / Jennifer Trujillo.