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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Female Beauty Are Used Against Women
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Based on 4,779 Ratings and 425 Reviews

Book Description
In a country where the average woman is 5-foot-4 and weighs 140 pounds, movies, advertisements, and MTV saturate our lives with unrealistic images of beauty. The tall, nearly emaciated mannequins that push the latest miracle cosmetic make even the most confident woman question her appearance. Feminist Naomi Wolf argues that women's insecurities are heightened by these images, then exploited b... More
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PublisherWilliam Morrow and Company
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages348
ISBN-100688085105
ISBN-13978-0688085100
Publication Date04/1991
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About Naomi Wolf (Author) : Naomi Wolf is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Naomi Wolf is The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women.
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