Face value : the hidden ways that beauty shapes women's lives / Autumn Whitefield-Madrano.
"Part social commentary, part cultural analysis, part careful investigation and part powerful personal anecdotes, a provocative book explores the relationship between appearance and science, social media, sex, friendship, language and advertising to show how beauty actually affects us day to day, "-...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
[2016]
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| Physical Description: | x, 275 pages ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction: Beyond the beauty myth
- The pencil test: quantifying the unquantifiable
- Hotties, foxes, and cankles: why we use the words we do
- Lipstick isn't cubist: the artifice of beauty
- The eye of the beholder: sex, dating, and romance
- The prettiest girl in the room: bonding, competition, and other women
- Who's afraid of the Big Bad Media?: skinny models, idealized images, and why maybe it's not such a big deal
- "Like" me: how social media and 24/7 surveillance are shaping women's
- and men's
- self-image
- "Don't you know you're beautiful?": the therapeutic beauty narrative
- Conclusion: Skin deep: looking beyond beauty.