Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West by Sheila Jeffreys

Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West

Women and Psychology

Sheila Jeffreys

216 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction feminism sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Should western beauty practices, ranging from lipstick to labiaplasty, be included within the United Nations understandings of harmful traditional/cultural practices? By examining the role of common beauty practices in damaging the health of women...

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