Facing the mirror

Description:

The women at Julie's International Salon share their experiences of bodily self-presentation, femininity, aging, and caring. Their own words are at the center of the book; the stories of their lives, fresh and compelling, are told here with affection. But beyond the stories themselves, Frida Kerner Furman explores the socio-moral significance of these beauty shop experiences, showing how they reveal as much about society at large as about older women. For in telling us how they perceive reality, make choices, and live in their worlds, the women of Julie's expose structures of power, inequality, and resistance in the larger world that all of us, young or old, beautiful or not, face every day.

subjects: Jewish women,  Aging,  Older women,  Psychology,  Psychological aspects of Personal beauty,  Social aspects,  Personal Beauty,  Social aspects of Beauty shops,  Beauty shops,  Beauty, Personal,  Social networks,  Case studies,  Psychological aspects,  Psychological aspects of Aging,  Aged women,  Older people, health and hygiene,  Beauty culture,  Older people, psychology,  Femmes âgées,  Psychologie,  Cas, Études de,  Réseaux sociaux,  Juives,  Vieillissement,  Aspect psychologique,  Beauté corporelle,  Études de cas,  Instituts de beauté,  Aspect social,  FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Gerontology,  Sozialer Kontakt,  Friseursalon,  Frau,  Alter

Places: United States