Bodies/Why We Look the Way We Do

by Barry Glassner

A sociological view of how we interpret and "market" the way our bodies look, explores how health clubs, weight-loss plans, beauty consultants, and other body "specialists" contribute to a national preoccupation with appearance and fitness

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Barry Glassner has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, and has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times. A professor of sociology at USC, Glassner lives in Los Angeles. His most recent book is THE GOSPEL OF FOOD: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong.