The Ways Women Age
Author | : Abigail T. Brooks |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780814724057 |
ISBN-13 | : 0814724051 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Ways Women Age written by Abigail T. Brooks and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of commercialized medicine in the United States, the author investigates the anti-aging craze from the perspective of women themselves, examining the rapidly changing cultural attitudes, pressures, and expectations of female aging. The women's stories in this book are personal biographies that explore identity and body image and are reflexively shaped by beauty standards, expectations of femininity, and an increasingly normalized climate of cosmetic anti-aging intervention.