The Adonis Complex: The Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession
- ISBN-10
- 0684869101
- ISBN-13
- 9780684869100
- Category
- Body image in men
- Pages
- 286
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Authors
- Harrison Pope, Katharine A. Phillips, Roberto Olivardia
Description
Discusses the growing numbers of men who are taking on the quest for perfect muscles, skin, and hair too far, crossing the line from normal interest to pathological obsession.
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- 2002-01-10
- 304 pages
- Paperback
- Free Press
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