The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
The book is a groundbreaking work that explores how images of beauty are used against women, impacting them psychologically and socially. It critically examines the beauty industry and the societal pressures on women to conform to certain standards of appearance. The author argues that the obsession with physical perfection traps the modern woman in an endless cycle of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society's impossible definition of the flawless beauty.
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- Published
- 1990
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 300-400
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following 6 lists:
- 19th on Ms. Readers’ 100 Best Feminist Non-Fiction Books of All Time (Ms. Magazine)
- 100 Best Political Books (Guardian)
- 100 Great Narrative Nonfiction Books (The Electric Typewriter)
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)
- 50 Best Cult Books (Telegraph)
- Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Non-Fiction Books (Time Magazine)