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Barbara Sutton Bodies in crisis explores the political and economic crisis of Argentina through the bodies of their women, combining feminist theory with a closer approach to the experiences of Argentine women and their constant struggle with sexism, violence and discrimination.
In order to do so, she positions her analysis in the context of generation and evolution of social movements that arose during these crises, motivated by different demands, in which women had and have an important participation.
In this book, thus, Button decides to examine multiple aspects of the social and cultural life of argentine women that go from the effects of the increase of poverty in the country to the situation of sexual and reproductive rights, among others; and also how this events affect differently women depending on their economic status, class, gender, race, age and sexuality.
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The establishment of these standards were reinforced by the media and the beauty industry, despite the fact that these were initially saw as a form of liberation, in contrast to the repression women suffered during these period; that led to the creation of stereotype and expected appearance associated to feminity.
The transformation of women’s bodies in the times of economic crisis transformed not only to affect their personal lives, but also their social interaction and dynamics. The book, then, shows the transformations of the performative aspect of the body and also presents the effects of the crisis on the bodies related to the fulfilling of basic

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