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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. 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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The Obsession, Kim Chernin
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- Released
- 1982
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- Title
- The Obsession
- Subtitle
- Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Kim Chernin
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Released
- 1982
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 210
- ISBN10
- 0060909676
- ISBN13
- 9780060909673
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Psychological Topics, Women, Personal Growth, Food, Feminism, Mental Illness
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- 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.