Woman's embodied self : feminist perspectives on identity and image
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Woman's embodied self : feminist perspectives on identity and image
(Psychology of women)
American Psychological Association, c2018
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-257) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 curvy in the right places), youthful (if they are adults), mature (if they are adolescents), feminine, healthy, and able-bodied. These impossible standards prompt women to pursue life-long body improvement projects---which leads to self-objectification or a negative embodied self.
The authors review the research on these phenomena and analyze them through the lens of various psychological theories, including objectification theory, stigma theory, terror management theory, and stereotype embodiment theory. Importantly, they then suggest ways to help women and girls achieve a positive embodied self, which includes challenging and resisting pressures to alter and discipline their bodies in unhealthy ways.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword
Linda J. Beckman and Mary Wyer
Chapter 1: Woman's Embodied Self: An Introduction
Chapter 2: Theorizing the Body
Chapter 3: The (Un)Attractive Body
Chapter 4: The Sexual Body
Chapter 5: The Reproductive Body
Chapter 6: The (Un)Healthy Body
Chapter 7: The Aging Body
Chapter 8: Managing and Resisting Negative Embodiment References
Index
About the Authors
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