| Description |
xiv, 346 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Makeup in everyday life : an inquiry into the practices of urban American women of diverse backgrounds / Natalie Beausoleil -- Body tamed : tying and tattooing among the Rashaayyda Bedouin / William C. Young -- Cultural anatomy of competitive women's bodybuilding / Alan M. Klein -- Fat talk : body image among adolescent girls / Mimi Nichter and Nancy Vuckovic -- Sweetness of fat : health, procreation, and sociability in rural Jamaica / Elisa J. Sobo -- Meanings of aging in a southern town / Valerie Fennell -- Food, sex, and salvation : the role of discourse in a recovery program for eating disorders / Dixie L. King -- Mind over body : the pregnant professional / Robbie E. Davis-Floyd -- 'Opening' faces : the politics of cosmetic surgery and Asian American women / Eugenia Kaw -- Context of meanings behind rape trauma / Cathy Winkler with Renata McMullen and Kate Wininger -- How the body shapes parenthood : 'surrogate' mothers in the United States and godmothers in Mexico / Nicole Sault. |
| Subject |
Human body -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies
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Body image -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Sault, Nicole Landry.
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| ISBN |
0813520797 (cloth) : $42.00 |
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0813520800 (pbk.) : $15.00 |
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