The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

In The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf explores how the increasing social power of women since the 1960s has not reduced—but rather transformed—the pressure to conform to impossible beauty standards.

Wolf argues that the “beauty myth” functions as a mechanism of social control, diverting women’s energy from achieving professional or civic goals into endless battles with self-image, body shape, and appearance.

This seminal work remains a cornerstone of feminist criticism and cultural studies, offering readers insight into media, gender, and the modern body image phenomenon.

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