You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages

by Carina Chocano

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM.

In this smart, funny, impassioned call to arms, a pop culture critic merges memoir and commentary to explore how our culture shapes ideas about who women are, what they are meant to be, and where they belong.

As a kid in the 1970s and '80s, Carina Chocano was confused by the mixed messages all around her: messages that told her who she could be--and who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544648943
• ISBN13: 9780544648944
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"