Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body.

19955,047 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Abstract

In this provocative book, Susan Bordo untangles the myths, ideologies, and pathologies of the modern female body. Bordo explores our tortured fascination with food, hunger, desire, and control, and its effects on women's lives.

Topics & Keywords

French Historical and Cultural Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 42-42

DOI: 10.2307/2075082

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