Nelson, Jennifer, 1965-

Airbrushed nation : the lure and loathing of women's magazines / by Jennifer Nelson. - Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, 2012. - xiii, 267 p. ; 21 cm.

A chick-slick history -- The pink ghetto -- Truth in advertising -- Fashion forward -- It ain't about inner beauty -- To age or not to age -- The feminine fear factor -- To the left -- The big O -- Celebrity central.

9781580054133

2012012417


Women's periodicals, American.
Women--Press coverage--United States.
Women's periodicals, American--Illustrations--Themes, motives.
Women in mass media.
Body image in women--Social aspects--United States.

PN4879 / .N47 2012

051.082