LEADER 03800oam 2200637I 450 001 9910786528203321 005 20230207220230.0 010 $a1-317-82315-X 010 $a1-56023-908-5 010 $a1-315-82053-6 010 $a1-317-82316-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315820538 035 $a(CKB)3710000000133823 035 $a(EBL)1717676 035 $a(OCoLC)881887565 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001224374 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12454699 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001224374 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11262188 035 $a(PQKB)11571774 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1717676 035 $a(OCoLC)881839933 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000133823 100 $a20180706d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFat-- a fate worse than death? $ewomen, weight, and appearance /$fRuth Raymond Thone 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1997. 215 $a1 online resource (228 p.) 225 0 $aHaworth innovations in feminist studies Fat-- a fate worse than death 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-306-89356-9 311 $a0-7890-0178-0 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: The Beginning of a Journey; SECTION I: MY OWN TRUTHS; Chapter 1. Welcome to the World Beyond Size 10; Chapter 2. Doubt: Whistling in the Dark; Chapter 3. For You, Jane, Too Late?; Chapter 4. Who Do I See in Another's Eyes?; Chapter 5. Tucking in My Blouse; Chapter 6. There's Good Work Out There: What Others Are Saying; Chapter 7. I See My Insides/You See My Outsides; Chapter 8. The Lifelong Diet; Chapter 9. What's Funny About Fat?; Chapter 10. Does ""Old and Fat"" Mean I've Given Up?; Chapter 11. This Body I Live In 327 $aSECTION II: WHAT THE OUTSIDE WORLD BELIEVESChapter 12. I Am Not Your Punching Bag!; Chapter 13. Is Ugly True?; Chapter 14. Screaming in the Face of the World, or What Does Acceptance Look Like?; Chapter 15. Help! The Avalanche Roars Down on Us; Chapter 16. The Birds; Chapter 17. Why Do I Feel Like a Bull's Eye?; Chapter 18. Weight Watchers: How They Want Us Back!; Chapter 19. Don't Raise Your Head-They're Still Shooting!; SECTION III: TIME TO MOVE ON; Chapter 20. Love Letters; Chapter 21. Raw Courage in the Face of Horror Stories; Chapter 22. Breaking Free; Chapter 23. Trudging Through 327 $aChapter 24. Fighting BackChapter 25. Images of Ourselves-Good and Awful; Chapter 26. Steps to Freedom; Epilogue: 100-Plus Ways to Fight Ageism, Looksism, Sexism, Racism, Fatism; Index 330 $aDespite the gains of the women's movement, women are still judged by what they look like--and men, by what they do. Fat--A Fate Worse Than Death? offers hardy resistance to the narrow, random, and irrational appearance standards set for American women through an approach that is personal, eclectic, courageous, and funny. If you are interested in giving up your diet, throwing out your scales, and concentrating on who you are on a deeper level, this book will show you how to accept, appreciate, and even love your body!Using statistics, research, anecdotes, and personal experiences, Fat--A Fate W 606 $aObesity in women$xPsychological aspects 606 $aObesity in women$xSocial aspects 606 $aOverweight women 606 $aBody image 615 0$aObesity in women$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aObesity in women$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aOverweight women. 615 0$aBody image. 676 $a248.843 700 $aThone$b Ruth Raymond.$01567798 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786528203321 996 $aFat-- a fate worse than death$93839498 997 $aUNINA