Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters
By Courtney E. Martin
By Courtney E. Martin
Category: Psychology
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$24.00
Sep 02, 2008 | ISBN 9780425223369
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Praise
“A long overdue takedown of our culture’s unhealthy obsession with physical appearances—and what it’s doing to our kids.”—Arianna Huffington
“Smart and spirited…thought-provoking reading.”—New York Times
“An engaging and heartbreaking account of the tragic circumstances girls and women find themselves in today as they struggle to find a body they can feel secure with.”—Susie Orbach, author of Fat Is a Feminist Issue
“Fresh analysis…will bring insight to a whole new group of teenagers and young women.” —Naomi Wolf
“Heartbreaking…Martin explores the forces that drive young women to sacrifice themselves on the altar of perfection.”—Publishers Weekly
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