Rosa's Reading
We’ve been busy reading up on Body Image and hope these books might interest you too.
Appetites: Why Women Want
Caroline Knapp, 2003
In this fascinating book Knapp weaves her personal story of battling anorexia with a sensitive study into why women seek to control their appetites and their bodies. She uses interviews with women, excerpts from classic feminist texts and sociological statistics to explore the issue.
The Beauty Myth
Naomi Woolf, 1991
This classic book from US writer Woolf explores how women in Western societies are judged by unreasonable standards of beauty. The author looks at how this myth impacts and controls all aspects of women’s lives, from employment to home life.
Bodies
Susie Orbach, 2009
This latest release from Orbach (Fat Is a Feminist Issue) examines our obsession with bodies. She outlines how areas such as the media, celebrity culture, and the cosmetic surgery and diet industry assault us with images of bodily perfection that is impossible to achieve.
Body Image
Sarah Grogan, 2008
Grogan takes a comprehensive look at Body Image, pulling together diverse research from the fields of psychology, social media and gender studies in men, women and children. This new edition also examines interventions used to promote healthy Body Image.
The Body Myth
Margo Maine, 2005
Clinical psychologist Maine unpicks the impact of Body Image on women’s lives, exploring the emotional, social, and cultural forces at work. She describes why the ‘Body Myth’ seduces so many women into self-loathing, destructive behaviours, and unhealthy relationships with food and the body.
(25/03/2009)
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