Fat Talk - What Girls and Their Parents Say about Dieting

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Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Mimi Nichter, Nichter Mimi
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.12.2001
• EAN: 9780674006812
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00681-2
• Weight: 376 g
• Illustrations: 10 tables
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Diets, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Eating Disorders, Popular psychology, United States of America, USA, Diets and dieting, nutrition, Gender studies: women and girls