Becoming Women

Carla Rice is the Canada Research Chair in Care, Gender, and Relationships in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph. She has more than 20 years of experience as a clinician, researcher, and media consultant on body image and beauty culture.

• List of Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Searching for Identity in Image Culture1 In the Shadow of Difference2 In a Girl's Body3 Invisible in Full View4 The Student Body5 Puberty as Sexual Spectacle6 A Body That Looks, and Feels, Like a Woman7 In the Mirror of Beauty CultureConclusion: Out of the ShadowsAppendix A: Participant ProfilesAppendix B: Interview Guide and Advertising FlyerReferencesIndex

‘Finally we have sophisticated feminist disability work that moves beyond social construction of gender and disability… Highly recommended.’ - P.A. Murphy (Choice Magazine vol 52:01:2014) ‘Becoming Women is a rare gem for disability studies that grounds complex theory within the personal narratives of women with disabilities…. The book highlights the need for cultural change in viewing disabled bodies, particularly within medicalized caregiving settings.’- Kaley Roosen (Canadian Journal of Disability Studies vol 3:03:2014) ‘The concepts are clearly defined, allowing the reader to keep pace with the wealth of ideas and subjects discussed… This work significantly demonstrates the autonomy and agency of Women in creating their own embodiment in a society that pushes for a strict standard of how women should look and act.’- Ashley Crouch (Journal of Religion and Culture vol 26:1-2:2016)