TY - BOOK AU - Callaghan,Karen A. TI - Ideals of feminine beauty: philosophical, social, and cultural dimensions T2 - Contributions in women's studies, SN - 0313261369 AV - HQ1219 .I53 1994 U1 - 305.42 23 PY - 1994/// CY - Westport, Connecticut PB - Greenwood Press KW - Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) KW - Femininity KW - Sex role N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177) and index; The terrible beauty and her reflective force / Algis Mickunas -- Body images and the politics of beauty / Ben Lowe -- The Sita myth and Hindu fundamentalism / Usha Zacharias -- Changing perceptions of feminine beauty in Islamic society / Amira Sonbol -- Symbolic violence and the disembodiment of identity / John W. Murphy -- Making love alone / Eric Mark Kramer -- The anorexic as over conformist / Debra Gimlin -- Female bodily perfection and the divided self / Catherine G. Valentine -- The frosting of the American woman / J. Greg Getz and Hanne K. Klein -- Young African-American women and the language of beauty / Maxine Leeds -- Nothing to lose / Cheri K. Erdman ER -