American women invest millions of dollars, as well as much time and
energy, in a Quest for a body that meets our culture's standard of
beauty -- slenderness. Since we define a woman's sexual
attractiveness as essential to her social worth, it is no wonder
that "fat is a feminist issue".
Commercial weight loss organizations have come under attack from
feminist scholars for perpetuating the very social values that
cause women to obsess about their weight. In Women and Dieting
Culture, sociologist Kandi Stinson asks how these values are
transmitted and how the women who join such organizations actually
think about their bodies and weight loss. As part of her research,
Stinson fully participated in a national, commercial weight-loss
organization as a paying member. Her acute analysis and sensitive
insider's portrayal vividly illustrate the central roles dieting
and body image play in women's lives.
As she experiences the program and interviews other members,
Stinson discovers that the women view the causes and cures of being
overweight according to five distinct, though often overlapping,
concepts: self-help, work, religion, addiction, and feminism.
Drawing extensively on the dieters' own words, Stinson explores
each of these concepts and outlines how they form interrelated
patterns which, when analyzed, yield an exciting new perspective on
the transmission of cultural values.
Armed with fresh insights into how women feel about weight and
their bodies, Stinson finally ponders the Question: Can one be a
feminist and still wish to lose weight?
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