TY - BOOK ID - 77923371 TI - Becoming women PY - 2014 SN - 1442685409 1442668261 9781442668263 9781442685406 9781442640436 144264043X 9781442610057 1442610050 PB - Toronto Buffalo London DB - UniCat KW - Body image in women KW - Body image in girls KW - Beauty, Personal KW - Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) KW - Ideal beautiful women KW - Aesthetics KW - Women in art KW - Beauty KW - Complexion KW - Grooming, Personal KW - Grooming for women KW - Personal beauty KW - Personal grooming KW - Toilet (Grooming) KW - Hygiene KW - Beauty culture KW - Beauty shops KW - Cosmetics KW - Girls KW - Women KW - Social aspects. KW - Psychology KW - Image du corps chez la femme KW - Image du corps chez les filles KW - Beauté corporelle KW - Beauté féminine (Esthétique) KW - Social aspects KW - Aspect social UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77923371 AB - In a culture where beauty is currency, women?s bodies are often perceived as measures of value and worth. The search for visibility and self-acceptance can be daunting, especially for those on the cultural margins of ?beauty.? Becoming Women offers a thoughtful examination of the search for identity in an image-oriented world. That search is told through the experiences of a group of women who came of age in the wake of second and third wave feminism, featuring voices from marginalized and misrepresented groups. Carla Rice pairs popular imagery with personal narratives to expose the ?culture of contradiction? where increases in individual body acceptance have been matched by even more restrictive feminine image ideals and norms. With insider insights from the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, Rice exposes the beauty industry?s colonization of women?s bodies, and examines why ?the beauty myth? has yet to be resolved ER -