The Beauty Myth

I kampen for kvinders ligestilling har ét område sjældent været inddraget i debatten: kvinders stræben efter skønhed. I "The Beauty Myth" afslører Naomi Wolf skønhedsmytens tyranni gennem tiden og dens undertrykkende funktion nu om dage. Myten om kvindelig skønhed udfordrer enhver kvinde hver evig eneste dag i hendes liv: i hjemmet, på arbejdet, i litteraturen, i medierne og i interaktionerne med såvel mænd som andre kvinder. Med relevante og intelligente eksempler i "The Beauty Myth" konfronterer Wolf skønhedsindustrien og dens reklamer, samtidig med at hun afdækker, hvorfor kvinder er så optaget af denne destruktive skønhedsbesættelse.

I kampen for kvinders ligestilling har ét område sjældent været inddraget i debatten: kvinders stræben efter skønhed. I "The Beauty Myth" afslører Naomi Wolf skønhedsmytens tyranni gennem tiden og dens undertrykkende funktion nu om dage. Myten om kvindelig skønhed udfordrer enhver kvinde hver evig eneste dag i hendes liv: i hjemmet, på arbejdet, i litteraturen, i medierne og i interaktionerne med såvel mænd som andre kvinder. Med relevante og intelligente eksempler i "The Beauty Myth" konfronterer Wolf skønhedsindustrien og dens reklamer, samtidig med at hun afdækker, hvorfor kvinder er så optaget af denne destruktive skønhedsbesættelse.

The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity. In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as restrictive as the traditional image of homemaker and wife. It's the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society's impossible definition of "the flawless beauty."

The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity. In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as restrictive as the traditional image of homemaker and wife. It's the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society's impossible definition of "the flawless beauty."