Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us about Women's LivesThe first book to explore the role of hair in women's lives and what it reveals about their identities, intimate relationships, and work lives Hair is one of the first things other people notice about us--and is one of the primary ways we declare our identity to others. Both in our personal relationships and in relationships with the larger world, hair sends an immediate signal that conveys messages about our gender, age, social class, and more. In "Rapunzel's Daughters," Rose Weitz first surveys the history of women's hair, from the covered hair of the Middle Ages to the two-foot-high, wildly ornamented styles of pre-Revolutionary France to the purple dyes worn by some modern teens. In the remainder of the book, Weitz, a prominent sociologist, explores--through interviews with dozens of girls and women across the country--what hair means today, both to young girls and to women; what part it plays in adolescent (and adult) struggles with identity; how it can create conflicts in the workplace; and how women face the changes in their hair that illness and aging can bring. "Rapunzel's Daughters" is a work of deep scholarship as well as an eye-opening and personal look at a surprisingly complex-and fascinating-subject. |
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Contents
1 The History of Womens Hair | 3 |
2 Hor Combs and Scarlet Ribbons | 30 |
3 Ponytails and Purple Mohawks | 63 |
4 What We Do for Love | 92 |
5 Paychecks and Power Haircuts | 113 |
6 Bald Truths | 134 |
7 At the Salon | 165 |
8 Ill Dye Until I Die | 190 |
9 No More Bad Hair Days | 219 |
Notes | 227 |
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Acknowledgments | 257 |
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Other editions - View all
Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us About Women's Lives Rose Weitz Limited preview - 2005 |
Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us about Women's Lives Rose Weitz No preview available - 2004 |
Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us about Women's Lives Rose Weitz No preview available - 2005 |
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