Locker room diaries : the naked truth about women, body image, and re-imagining the "perfect" body /: the naked truth about women, body image, and re-imagining the "perfect" body. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Leslie Goldman.
• Other Names: Goldman, Leslie
• Contents: Introduction: Warming up -- Conquering mount toledo : putting the scale in its place -- Booby-trapped : Hallelujah, my nipples have seen the light! -- A waist is a terrible thing to mind : eating disorders exposed -- I scream, you scream, we all scream for-- a $50 bikini wax? : locker room beauty rituals -- Belly dancing : learning about pregnancy straight from the source -- Pimples, crotches, and butts, oh my! : locker room nudity in all its splendor-- and horror -- Cellulite : the bumpy bane of my existence -- A steamy situation : talk, sweat, and tears in the sauna -- Throwing our weight around : plus-sized in the land of thin -- "Me veo gorda en esta ropa?" (Do I look fat in this?) : re-imagining body image : exploring race and ethnicity -- The next generation : body image, locker room mentality, and today's young girls -- Having a senior moment : what lessons can the older generation teach us? -- Epilogue: Smokin' in the girls' room : time to throw in the towel on hating our bodies.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, Mass : Da Capo Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 239 pages)
• Subjects: 306.4; Women -- Psychology; Body image in women; Self-esteem in women; Nudity -- Psychological aspects; Physical fitness centers -- Social aspects; Social Science; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780738211817; 0738211818; 1282788604; 9781282788602
• Related ISBNs: 9780738210421; 0738210420
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.