The Obsession : Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness
by Kim Chernin 2020-08-25 16:26:43
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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... Read more

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.

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  • 8x5.28x0.59inches
  • 240
  • Harper Perennial
  • April 1, 1994
  • 9780060925055
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