You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages
Categories: Politics & Social Sciences
Cultural critic Carina Chocano examines the stories popular culture tells about who women and girls are supposed to be. In personal essays, she analyzes films, television, advertising and books, from Bewitched and Flashdance to Frozen and reality TV, and reflects on her own life as a daughter and mother. Chocano shows how these mixed messages shape women's sense of themselves.
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- Shane Parrish: “A smart collection of essays exploring how our culture shapes women. While the book explores the stories we’re told about who women are supposed to be, how they are supposed to act, and what they should look like there is a broader point. Culture influences our thinking on who we are and who we are meant to be”