Textual Construction of the Female Body
| Author | : L. Jeffries |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2007-09-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230593626 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230593623 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (623 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Textual Construction of the Female Body by : L. Jeffries
Download or read book Textual Construction of the Female Body written by L. Jeffries and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume takes a critical discourse approach to the ways women's magazines contribute to the social construction of particular kinds of female body - as ideal, beautiful, ugly, overweight or engineered. Looking at the language used, it provides an insight into the experience of the female reader, and the likely impact upon her self-image.
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