Backlash : the undeclared war against American women /
by Susan Faludi.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Crown, c1991.
- xxiii, 552 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-542) and index.
Introduction : blame it on feminism -- 1: Myths and flashbacks -- Man shortages and barren wombs : the myths of the backlash -- Backlashes then and now -- 2: The backlash in popular culture -- The "trends" of antifeminism : the media and the backlash -- Fatal and fetal visions : the backlash in the movies -- Teen angels and unwed witches : the backlash on TV -- Dressing the dolls : the fashion backlash -- Beauty and the backlash -- 3: Origins of a reaction: backlash movers, shakers, and thinkers -- The politics of resentment : the new right's war on women -- Ms. Smith leaves Washington : the backlash in national politics -- The backlash brain trust : from neocons to neofems -- 4: Backlashings: the effects on women's minds, jobs, and bodies -- It's all in your mind : popular psychology joins the backlash -- The wages of the backlash : the toll on working women -- Reproductive rights under the backlash : the invasion of women's bodies.
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Anti-feminism--United States. Feminism--United States. Women--Social conditions.--United States Women--Psychology. Social Conditions--United States. Women--psychology. Women's Rights--United States. Féminisme--Etats-Unis. Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Etats-Unis Femmes--Psychologie. Vrouwendiscriminatie. Feminisme.