Beauty is the Beast examines the stigmatism of children who deviate from American standards for acceptable physical appearance. Beuf analyzes both the effects of this stigmatization on children and the strategies used to cope with it.
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Beauty is the Beast examines the stigmatism of children who deviate from American standards for acceptable physical appearance. Beuf analyzes both the effects of this stigmatization on children and the strategies used to cope with it.
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Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Published:
1990
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
9309663542
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As New. This book examines the stigmatization of children who deviate from acceptable American standards of physical appearance; using theory and methodology from sociology, anthropology, and psychology as well as her own extensive interviews with children and their caretakers, the author analyzses both the effects of this stigmatization on children and the strategies they use to cope with it.