The Obsession Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness

"The obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful and thought-provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies -- a book about the meaning of food and its rejection."--Back cover.