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The Resource Beauty sick : how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women, Renee Engeln, PhD

Beauty sick : how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women, Renee Engeln, PhD

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Combining scientific studies with the voices of real women of all ages, Renee Engeln makes clear that, to truly fulfill their potential, society must break free from cultural forces that feed destructive desires, attitudes, and words, from fat-shaming to denigrating commentary about other women. She provides inspiration and workable solutions to help girls and women overcome negative attitudes and embrace their whole selves, to transform their lives, claim the futures they deserve, and, ultimately, change their world
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiv, 383 pages
Contents
  • Introduction
  • This is beauty sickness. Will I be pretty? ; Just like a woman ; I, object
  • This is what beauty sickness does to women. Your mind on your body and your body on your mind ; It's a shame ; Your money and your time
  • This is how the media feeds beauty sickness. Malignant mainstream media ; (Anti)social media and online obsessions
  • The ways we're fighting beauty sickness aren't working. Media literacy is not enough ; The problem with "real beauty"
  • How we can fight beauty sickness. Turning down the volume ; Stop the body talk ; Function over form ; Learning to love your body and teaching others to do the same ; Turning away from the mirror to face the world
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9780062469779
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Beauty sick : how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women
Title
Beauty sick
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how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women
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Renee Engeln, PhD
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Language
eng
Summary
Combining scientific studies with the voices of real women of all ages, Renee Engeln makes clear that, to truly fulfill their potential, society must break free from cultural forces that feed destructive desires, attitudes, and words, from fat-shaming to denigrating commentary about other women. She provides inspiration and workable solutions to help girls and women overcome negative attitudes and embrace their whole selves, to transform their lives, claim the futures they deserve, and, ultimately, change their world
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Title
Beauty sick
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In Beauty Sick, Dr. Renee Engeln reveals the shocking consequences of girls’ obsession with appearance on their emotional and physical health and their wallets and ambitions, including depression, eating disorders, disruptions in cognitive processing, and lost money and time. Combining scientific studies with the voices of real young women, she makes clear that to truly fulfill their potential, women must break free from these destructive desires, attitudes, and words—from fat-shaming to denigrating commentary
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306.4/613
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.E54 2017
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non fiction
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Beauty sick : how the cultural obsession with appearance hurts girls and women, Renee Engeln, PhD
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-370) and index
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Contents
Introduction -- This is beauty sickness. Will I be pretty? ; Just like a woman ; I, object -- This is what beauty sickness does to women. Your mind on your body and your body on your mind ; It's a shame ; Your money and your time -- This is how the media feeds beauty sickness. Malignant mainstream media ; (Anti)social media and online obsessions -- The ways we're fighting beauty sickness aren't working. Media literacy is not enough ; The problem with "real beauty" -- How we can fight beauty sickness. Turning down the volume ; Stop the body talk ; Function over form ; Learning to love your body and teaching others to do the same ; Turning away from the mirror to face the world
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiv, 383 pages
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9780062469779
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