The body project : an intimate history of American girls

The body project : an intimate history of American girls / Joan Jacobs Brumberg.

Author/creator	Brumberg, Joan Jacobs
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Random House, ©1997.
Description	xxxiii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Teenage girls--United States --History. Young women--United States --History. Human body--Social aspects --United States --History.

Contents	Introduction: the body as evidence -- The body's new timetable: how the life course of American girls has changed -- Sanitizing puberty: the American way to menstruate -- Perfect skin -- Body projects -- The disappearance of virginity: sexual expression and sexual danger -- Girl advocacy again.
Local note	Little-306037--305131011565V
Local note	Little-306037--305131011565V
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	96021885
ISBN	0679402977

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HQ798 .B724 1997	✔ Available	Place Hold