Body wars
Subtitle: making peace with women's bodies : an activist's guide
By: Margo Maine.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Gürze Books; Gürze Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Carlsbad, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Body image in women; Body image; Self-acceptance
Other titles: Making peace with women's bodies
Description: "This is an activist's guide for parents, educators, therapists, patients, former patients, in fact anyone who wants to join in the fight against the forces that prevent women from being comfortable in their own bodies. Each chapter focuses on a particular 'body war,' such as dieting consiousness, weight prejudice, concepts of beauty and ageism, the athletic 'sporty-but-sexy' dilemma, fashion dictates, the advertising onslaught, plastic surgery, and much more."