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What is the beauty myth, and how does it affect women and our society at large?
Why does Wolf argue that women themselves often subscribe to and perpetuate the beauty myth? Can women avoid doing this, and, if so, how?
The author primarily links the dissemination of the beauty myth to consumer advertising and mass culture. Do you believe that she goes far enough in her criticism of capitalism as the modern source of this concept?
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