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The Cult of Thinness (2nd Edition) by Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Patricia Leavy Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 0-19-517878-5 / 0195178785 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517878-4 / 9780195178784 Whether they are rich or poor, liberal or conservative, religious or atheist, thriving or stagnant, most American women have one thing in common--they want to be thin--or thinner. And they are willing to go to extraordinary lengths to get that way, even to the point of starving themselves. Why are A |