Fat Talk: What Girls and Their Parents Say about Dieting
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Book Overview
They hate their thighs. They binge and purge. They want a perfect body. These are the American girls we've heard about in report after report - surveys telling us that half of all teen-aged girls are dieting at any given time, and suggesting that many of them are at risk for eating disorders. But what do these statistics really mean? how do girls think about their bodies, their appearance, their culture? In this book, the girls answer for themselves. The result of a study that followed hundreds of teen-aged girls for three years, this book brings to light the subtleties, the complexities, and the realities of girls' ideas about their shapes, their eating habits and their physical ideals.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674002296
ISBN13:9780674002296
Release Date:May 2000
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:263 Pages
Weight:1.21 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 9.5"
Related Subjects
Adolescent Psychology Behavioral Sciences Children's Studies Developmental Psychology Eating Disorders Gender Studies Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Internal Medicine Medicine Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Psychology & Counseling Psychopathology Science & Math Self-Help Social Science Social Sciences Teen & Young Adult Weight Loss Women's StudiesCustomer Reviews
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An accessible book on an important topic.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This well written book is the perfect follow up for those who want to know more about what adolescent girls really think about their bodies. An important work for parents, educators and anyone close to a teen. Also recommended: Mary Pipher's _Reviving Ophelia_. And the best thing of all? TALK to the girls in your life, and improve your own self-image.
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