The cost of competence :: why inequality causes depression, eating disorders, and illness in women /

In The Cost of Competence Brett Silverstein and Deborah Perlick argue that rather than simply labelling individual women as, say, anorexic or depressed, it is time to look harder at the widespread prejudices within our society and child-rearing practices that lead thousands of young women to equate...

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1. Verfasser: Silverstein, Brett
Weitere Verfasser: Perlick, Deborah
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Zusammenfassung:In The Cost of Competence Brett Silverstein and Deborah Perlick argue that rather than simply labelling individual women as, say, anorexic or depressed, it is time to look harder at the widespread prejudices within our society and child-rearing practices that lead thousands of young women to equate thinness with competence and success, and femininity with failure.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 214 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-209) and index.
ISBN:1429406372
9781429406376
1280525800
9781280525803

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