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de Joan Jacobs Brumberg (Author) "In 1808, when eleven-year-old Susanna Adams began to menstruate, it was a shock, and a matter of deep concern, because of her age ..." En savoir plus
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Adolescent girls today face the issues girls have always faced: "Who am I?" and "Who do I want to be?" Unfortunately their answers, now more than ever before, revolve around the body rather than the mind, heart, or soul. "The body is at the heart of the crisis that [Carol] Gilligan, [Mary] Pipher, and others describe.... The fact that American girls now make the body their central project is not an accident or a curiosity," writes Brumberg, "it is a symptom of historical changes that are only now beginning to be understood." The historical photos, thorough research, and political even-handedness make this a book of worth and sincerity. The Body Project is also comforting for women, adolescents, parents, lesbians, and male lovers of women--helping us sort out the roots of female insecurities, obsessions, and angst. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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Brumberg (women's studies, Cornell; Fasting Girls, LJ 3/1/89) notes in her present study that while girls today reach menarche at about age 12, several years earlier than a century ago, they do not mature emotionally or intellectually at the same early age. They are also extremely vulnerable to social and economic pressures to define themselves in terms of their bodies and to become sexually active, often with disastrous consequences. To counter such pressures, Brumberg calls for more societal support and nurturing of girls. This work complements such studies as Lyn Brown and Carol Gilligan's Meeting at the Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girl's Development (Harvard Univ., 1992), Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (LJ 4/1/94), and Peggy Orenstein's School Girls (LJ 8/94). Appropriate for public, academic, and women's studies collections.?Patricia A. Beaber, Coll. of New Jersey Lib., Trenton
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 I learned a lot, Juil 19 2004
Par Leslie (Everett, Washington United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
I learned a lot from this book about the history of how girls' bodies have overtime become more and more public. It is such a compelling read! This book has inspired me to do something to keep society from affecting my view of my own body, as well as for future women and girls.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 History of our modern obsessions, Nov. 5 2003
This book was an amazing journey that helped me understand the underpinnings of the modern American woman's relationship with sexuality. By tracing the roots of our modern traditions to their Victorian foundations, Brumberg educates the reader and also paints a stark picture of the way young girls have started to come into their sexuality in the past few decades. She argues that girls today are out of sync, that their bodies develop before they are emotionally ready to deal with issues of sexuality. She further asserts (and proves, in my opinion) that the historical move away from home-based economies and social structures has robbed modern girls of vital mentoring from their adult female relatives. This lack of female mentoring leads to the confusion and insecurity that anyone who watches MTV cannot deny is rampant today. This book is an important read for educators, parents, and anyone interested in unerstanging how (and why) young women today experience sexualization by a culture all too ready to exploit their insecurities for profit. All in all, a fascinating and very readable study of a crucial subject.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Discussion Facilitator for Women's Studies Courses, Sep 19 2003
Par "31professor" (Clemson, SC United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Brumberg's work details the changes in cultural constructions of the adolescent body in the twentieth century, focusing on how young women create, maintain, and alter body images (and ultimately, body shapes/appearances). I use this book as the first monograph assignment in my introduction to women's studies course. Although the book has a strong theoretical framework, the descriptive examples in the chapters help to facilitate discussion in the class, which really sets the tone for the rest of the semester. College women find the book engaging, and they are very personally affected by the stories that relate so well to them. I find it an extremely informative, very useful book.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Very Informative...
This book compares girls from the Victorian period through today on issues of menstruation, dating/sex, and puberty. Read more
Publié le Aoû 21 2003 par Kimberly M. Fairchild

5.0étoiles sur 5 Worth while.
Insightful and well documented. An eye opener at the same time that it's an easy read. New-comers to feminism or body acceptance need not be intimidated. Read more
Publié le Fév 18 2003 par John M. Herron

5.0étoiles sur 5 Worth while.
Insightful and well documented. An eye opener at the same time that it's an easy read. New-comers to feminism or body acceptance need not be intimidated. Read more
Publié le Fév 18 2003 par John M. Herron

5.0étoiles sur 5 A Comprehensive History of Women's Self-Image through Time
This book was amazing! It is easy to read and so informative. It covers women from the Victorian age up to modern time using case studies to show the changing views about their... Read more
Publié le Avril 16 2002 par Emily

4.0étoiles sur 5 Shift from era of Victorian values to culture of obsession
Brumberg concludes that young girls today are concerned with their physical appearance as a "primary expression of their individual identity. Read more
Publié le Nov. 15 2001 par Janice

5.0étoiles sur 5 Amazing and Insightful Book for Women
Thirty years after the Second Sexual Revolution we face still face the challenge of reconciling a woman's familial duty with her professional goals. Read more
Publié le Aoû 19 2001 par Amanda Labrie

5.0étoiles sur 5 100 years = billions of $$$
A billion-dollar industry sprang up over the 20th century by making both men and women believe their bodies need constant improving or worse, they are "dirty" if we... Read more
Publié le Aoû 8 2001 par Saima Huq

5.0étoiles sur 5 Social history doesn't get better than this!
Joan Jacobs Brumberg has attracted her share of controversy for this book and her earlier work in the field of "body history". Read more
Publié le Aoû 6 2001 par Hugo Schwyzer

5.0étoiles sur 5 great information
I found this book to be very helpful when writing a graduate research paper on the media effects on body image in adolescent girls. Read more
Publié le Fév 17 2001 par Rebecca L. Johnson

2.0étoiles sur 5 Historical Ruse
Many Americans believe that our country is in crisis and that our present time is a hazardous one, especially for our youth. Read more
Publié le Janv. 15 2001 par veganqueen

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