Description |
1 online resource (vii, 216 pages) |
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Dress, body, culture, 1360-466X |
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Dress, body, culture.
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Contents |
Growing up but staying 'freaky' : an introduction. Methodological framework. Theoretical position. A brief overview of the empirical chapters -- Background reading. Femininity. Fashion theory. Subcultural theory. Identity and 'self.' The body -- Negotiating fluffy femininities. What is femininity?. 'I am not a bit fluffy.' Describing traditional femininity. The 'tools' and how to use them -- How to be a fairy princess. Fairies at play. 'My hair is everything.' Commitment : time and money -- Categories of unconventional. Bohemian dress. Black clothing. Anti-fashion and feminism. Defining 'alternatives.' To compromise or not to compromise -- 'More like torture than love'? Bodies/image. 'This is me!' -- Defying the crone? Age catches up with you. Policing yourself ... and others. 'Toning down' your appearance. You're as young as you feel. Marking the occasion -- Reflections and conclusions. Tensions and paradoxes. Strategies. How to do 'girly.' -- Resisting 'girly.' Women getting older. Shifts and changes |
Summary |
Imagine a world where the oppressive, over-feminized images of women from advertising, television, films, and magazines have re-armed themselves with army boots, body modifications, and flamboyant hair. Is this just another fairy tale, and if so, why cant it be a reality? In Alternative Femininities, Samantha Holland unpacks the myth of model womanhood and considers how a particular group of real women define and practise femininity. These women, who see themselves as alternative', modify and su bvert popular images of femininity. The choices they make in clothing, appearance and body modific |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-178) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Women -- Identity.
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Femininity.
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Sex role.
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Feminism.
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Fashion.
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Aging.
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Self-perception.
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Feminism
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Aging
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Self Concept
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Gender Role
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sex role.
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feminism.
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Gender studies, gender groups.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory.
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Aging
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Fashion
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Femininity
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Feminism
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Self-perception
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Sex role
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Women -- Identity
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Geschlechtsidentität
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Body Art
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Weiblichkeit
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Stereotyp
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Frau
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Vrouwelijkheid.
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Identiteit.
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Stereotypen.
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Mulheres.
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Identidade.
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Feminismo.
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Féminité
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Identité (Psychologie)
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Rôle selon le sexe.
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Femme.
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Connaissance de soi.
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Vieillissement.
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Mode.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
1845205332 |
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9781845205331 |
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9781845207250 |
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1845207254 |
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9781847888648 |
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184788864X |
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1280339462 |
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9781280339462 |
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