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Book Reviews

by Sharon Hays, Jess Butler, Kathleen Thiede Call, and Donna D. McAlpine

low-calorie feminism

by sharon hays and jess butler

Full Frontal Feminism, by Jessica ValentiIn Full Frontal Feminism, author Jessica Valenti presents an updated, white- middle-class-hetero-friendly, do-it-yourself version of feminism for young women. Hays and Butler argue that this version of feminism is ultimately vacuous and reproduces the very problems Valenti is trying to confront.

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harry potter and the wise and powerful life course theorist

by kathleen thiede call and donna d. mcalpine

Harry Potter and the Life Course 1Part of the Harry Potter series’ sociological and lay appeal is that it is set in the familiar backdrop of life course development. The books bring to life the agents of socialization and social pathways familiar to anyone experiencing, or having already experienced, the transition from adolescence into adulthood.

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About the Author

Sharon Hays
Sharon Hays is in the sociology departent at the University of Southern California. She studies gender, culture, and social inequality.
Jess Butler is in the sociology departent at the University of Southern California. She studies gender, culture, and social inequality.
Kathleen Thiede Call
Kathleen Thiede Call is a muggle professor in the health and policy management division of the public health school at the University of Minnesota. She studies access to health insurance and health care among vulnerable populations.
Donna McAlpine
Donna McAlpine is a muggle professor in the health and policy management division of the public health school at the University of Minnesota. She studies alcohol, drug, and mental health care.

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