Gendered Bodies Feminist Perspectives

"In this concise text with readings, designed for undergraduate students, Lorber and Moore present feminist contributions to social and cultural studies of the human body, showing the construction of gendered bodies in different contexts. The authors argue that the ideology of the perfect body is a powerful means of social control for girls and boys as well as women and men. The authors show how children's bodies are gendered through games and sports - and shaped and modified throughout adulthood to meet social expectations."--BOOK JACKET.Lorber, Judith is the author of 'Gendered Bodies Feminist Perspectives', published 2006 under ISBN 9780195330793 and ISBN 019533079X.