The Effects of Stripping on Self-Esteem

The effects of stripping on self-esteem have long been documented from one of two competing feminist perspectives. This paper argues that while these perspectives create a solid theoretical foundation, they each ignore that stripping can have both beneficial and detrimental elements that influence dancers' self-esteem. More importantly, each woman's experience is unique, and so sweeping generalizations tend to miss the point of individuality and autonomy. This article finds that stripping can be both empowering and disempowering at different times, depending on the eight factors that are outlined in this paper.

Author

• Lamb, Blair Elizabeth

Language

• en

Keyword

• Self-Esteem
• Stripping

Date created

• 2011

Type of Work

• Master's Thesis

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• Sociology

Degree

• M.A.

Advisor

• Weitzer, Ronald

Committee Member(s)

• Kubrin, Charis

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/5t34sj71x