Ideals of Feminine Beauty

Philosophical, Social, and Cultural Dimensions

Karen A Callaghan author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:24th May '94

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The eleven chapters offer analyses of feminine beauty, which are interdisciplinary, cross/multicultural, theoretical, and empirical.

Few books in this field focus solely on beauty ideals, and this volume is unique in terms of its scholarly, interdisciplinary approach. They reflect a variety of approaches to the study of feminine beauty, including philosophical, historical, sociological, cross-cultural, and empirical.

Few books in this field focus solely on beauty ideals, and this volume is unique in terms of its scholarly, interdisciplinary approach. The eleven chapters offer readers a comprehensive analysis of beauty and patriarchy. They reflect a variety of approaches to the study of feminine beauty, including philosophical, historical, sociological, cross-cultural, and empirical. Feminine beauty is discussed as a means of patriarchal, social control, which shapes the socio-cultural, political context as well as the everyday lives of wo

ISBN: 9780313261367

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 425g

200 pages