AND I WIIL GET IT....
Friday, September 21, 2007
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It is no longer enough for girls to be good. Girls must now be perfect, and that need for perfection is played out in women's bodies. But beneath the high-achieving "perfect girl" surface, several million girls and women worldwide suffer from an eating disorder; 90% of high school–aged girls think they are overweight. Let's construct a cultural critique of a generation of girls steeped in the language of self-control.
About the Book: These beautifully written, sensitive, and empathetic stories tell the heart-wrenching truth about the critical, harmful way women and girls regard themselves -- with normalized self-hate. Martin gives voice to so many who are suffering, many whose self-hatred has insidiously become part of everyday conversation. She offers the reader deep insight based on extensive research and authentic interviews, and demands that we stop settling for self-hate. Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters will undoubtedly change lives