The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater: 21 Funny Women on Beauty, Body Image, and Other Hazards of Being Female by Samantha Schoech, Lisa Taggart (Paperback, 2007)
Getting undressed for the dreaded seventh-grade gym class. Feeling fascinated with, yet disgusted by, the fashion magazines full of perfect, unattainable bodies. Enduring the pain of a bikini wax or suffering the ramifications of overplucked brows. Like all women, the contributors to The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater have been there and lived to tell the tale. With laugh-out-loud essays on such topics as the hell of puberty; fashion errors and triumphs; rolls, jiggles, and dimples; the positives and pitfalls of cosmetic surgery; and beauty standards across different races and cultures, readers will feel that they are sitting down with their girlfriends for a funny, honest, and thought-provoking conversation about our complex relationships with our bodies. With smarts, wit, and style, this collection captures the double bind of beauty and body image that women contend with each day.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Seal Press
ISBN-13
9781580052108
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95582700
Product Key Features
Author
Samantha Schoech, Lisa Taggart
Publication Name
The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater: 21 Funny Women on Beauty, Body Image, and Other Hazards of Being Female
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Lisa Taggart, Samantha Schoech
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Samantha Schoech, Lisa Taggart
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