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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.
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