The Beefcaking of American Jill Neimark SUMMARY BY Megan Miller Jill Neimark has compiled the results of a variety of surveys which support the idea that traditional gender roles have undergone rapid changes in the last ten years. Women are no longer the target of sexual innuendos, but in many cases the initators. There are a number of highly educated, attractive, financially secure women who choose good-looking men for themselves. They care about the way …showed first 75 words of 1373 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1373 total…in a brown paper bag and the next day, everyone has their lunch in a brown paper bag. I wonder if we are really fooling ourselves when we think that we have to wear a certain brand name to be accepted and admired. Could it be some inner quality that makes us attractive to all those around us, that makes us "THE" status symbol rather than wha! t we show on the outside. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**