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UNINA9910955105403321 |
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Autore |
Nichter Mimi |
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Titolo |
Fat talk : what girls and their parents say about dieting / / Mimi Nichter |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2000 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 263 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Teenage girls - Nutrition |
Reducing diets |
Obesity in adolescence |
Body image in adolescence |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-251) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Surveys show that half of American teen-aged girls are dieting and many are at risk from eating disorders. This text examines differences between the black and white subjects interviewed and the issues that mothers face in raising healthy daughters. |
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