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Womansize: Tyranny of Slenderness
  
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Womansize: Tyranny of Slenderness (Paperback)
by Kim Chernin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 230 pages
  • Publisher: Women's Press Ltd,The (1 Jun 1983)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0704339145
  • ISBN-13: 978-0704339149
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 698,843 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very thought provoking and empowering read, 16 Feb 2006
I would recommend this book to every woman and any man who is interested in the effects western culture's obsession with slenderness upon women.

Amongst other things Kim Chernin suggests, and I agree, that this obsession with slenderness has disempowered women by encouraging them to pursue weight-loss goals that are generally if not unachievable certainly unsustainable.

An informative read for those interested in a wide range of areas including feminism, eating disorders and western cultures obsession with slenderness.

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