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Author:

Martin, Courtney E.

Title:

Perfect girls, starving daughters : the frightening new normalcy of hating your body / Courtney E. Martin.

Publisher:

Free Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xiii, 330 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Body image in women.
Eating disorders in women.
Self-esteem in women.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-310) and index.

Contents:

Perfect girls, starving daughters -- From good to perfect: feminism's unintended legacy -- The male mirror: her father's eyes -- (Perfect) girl talk: inside today's teenagers' minds and stomachs -- Sex as a cookie: growing up hungry -- The revolution still will not be televised: pop, hip-hop, race, and the media -- What men want: the truth about attraction, porn, and the pursuit -- All-or-nothing nation: diets, extreme makeovers, and the obesity epidemic -- Past the dedication is disease: athletic obsession -- The college years: body obsession boot camp -- The real world ain't no MTV: how the body becomes the punching bag for post-college disappointment -- Spiritual hunger -- Stepping through the looking glass: our new stories.

ISBN:

0743287967
9780743287968

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)