Body Wars
Table
of Contents
Reprinted from Body Wars
By Margo Maine, Ph.D.
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Introduction
1. The Challenge of the Millennium:Respecting Women's Bodies
2. Weightism: The "Politically Correct" Form of Prejudice
3. Obesity: Fact or Fiction?
4. Dieting: Deceit, Danger and Death
5. The Pursuit of Beauty: Empowering or Disempowering?
6. Advertising: Guerrilla Warfare
7. Magazines: Propaganda Machines
8. Fashion: Real Women Have Bellies
9. Models and Beauty Pageants: Ugly Business
10. Plastic Surgery: Self-Improvement or Self-Harm?
11. Violence Against Women: The Deadliest Body War
12. Ageism: When Beauty, Wisdom and Experience Get Old
13. Women's Health Care: An Oxymoron?
14. Kids on Diets: An Early Start for Body Wars
15. Barbie Dolls & Body Image: Toy Are Us
16. Schools: A Problem or Solution?
17. Sports: Just Another War Zone?
18. Ballet: The Olympics of Body Wars
19. Men: Targets and Teammates
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