'A smart and rich compendium of what is going on within and without
our bodies today ... in this brave and significant book, Orbach does
battle with a full quiver of her own fire-tipped arrows, her blazing
firebrand levelled at self-hatred in all its forms.' _the Times_
In the past decades, the pressure to perfect and design our bodies has
been unprecedented. Men are encouraged to surgically pump up their
pecs, breast enhancement is a sweet sixteen birthday present in the
suburbs of America, and eating problems - from bulimia to obesity -
are growing daily, affecting children as young as six. In China, women
are having their legs broken and extended by 5cms. In Iran there are
35,000 cosmetic nose reconstructions a year. The body is no longer a
given and to possess a flawless one has become the ambition of
millions.
In her years of practice as a psychoanalyst, Susie Orbach has come to
realise that the way we view our bodies is the mirror of how we view
ourselves: our body becomes the measure of our worth. In this updated
edition of _Bodies_, she addresses the modern challenges to
body-image, exposing how social media has exacerbated existing issues
and creates new ways we relate to our bodies. In the past decade_,
_despite campaigns promoting body positivity, often unproven and
unregulated dietary products have proliferated throughout the world.
Meanwhile, movements such as #MeToo have revealed what has changed in
our attitudes to bodies and what has, unfortunately, remained the
same.
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ISBN
9781782836230
Publisert
2019
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Profile Books
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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