Woman's Embodied Self: Feminist Perspectives on Identity and Image

by Joan C. Chrisler

In this compelling book, Joan Chrisler and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo examine how women relate to their bodies and how attitudes toward the body affect women's sense of self. In particular, they document the disturbing, never-ending barrage of standards used to judge women's bodies. For example, women are taught that their bodies should be beautiful (but not as a result of too much effort), sexy (but not slutty), pure (but not prudish), slender (but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433827123
• ISBN13: 9781433827129
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 10.2"