Fat Talk
What Girls and Their Parents Say about Dieting
Published on 1. July 2009
286 pages
978-0-674-04154-7 (ISBN)
Description
The result of a study that followed hundreds of teen-aged girls for three years, this book reveals the subtleties, the complexities, and the realities of girls' ideas about their shapes, eating habits, and physical ideals. Nichter uses an engaging narrative style to explore the influence of peers, family, and media on girls' sense of self.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04154-7 (9780674041547)
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Book
12/2001
Harvard University Press
€55.90
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Person
Mimi Nichter is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
Content
Contents Preface Introduction: Barbie and Beyond 1 In the Presence of the Perfect Girl 2 Fat Talk 3 Are Girls Really Dieting? 4 Who Will I Look Like? 5 Mothers, Daughters, and Dieting 6 Looking Good among African-American Girls 7 What We Can Do Appendix A: Research Strategies Appendix B: Tables Notes Acknowledgments Index
