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The obsession by Kim Chernin · Booklabria

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The obsession

PsychologyWomen

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First published: 1981
Language: English
Editions: 5

Synopsis

The Obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful, thought provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies—a book about the meaning of food and its rejection.

Subjects: Psychology
Women
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