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Author Goldman, Leslie.

Title Locker room diaries [electronic resource] : the naked truth about women, body image, and re-imagining the "perfect" body / Leslie Goldman.

Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2006.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Description xxi, 239 p.
Series Lifelong Books
Contents Introduction: Warming up -- Conquering mount toledo : putting the scale in its place -- Booby-trapped : Hallelujah, my nipples have seen the light! -- A waist is a terrible thing to mind : eating disorders exposed -- I scream, you scream, we all scream for-- a $50 bikini wax? : locker room beauty rituals -- Belly dancing : learning about pregnancy straight from the source -- Pimples, crotches, and butts, oh my! : locker room nudity in all its splendor-- and horror -- Cellulite : the bumpy bane of my existence -- A steamy situation : talk, sweat, and tears in the sauna -- Throwing our weight around : plus-sized in the land of thin -- "Me veo gorda en esta ropa?" (Do I look fat in this?) : re-imagining body image : exploring race and ethnicity -- The next generation : body image, locker room mentality, and today's young girls -- Having a senior moment : what lessons can the older generation teach us? -- Epilogue: Smokin' in the girls' room : time to throw in the towel on hating our bodies.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Women -- Psychology.
Body image in women.
Self-esteem in women.
Nudity -- Psychological aspects.
Physical fitness centers -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780738210421 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0738210420 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780738211817 (e-book)

 
    
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