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Preventing Eating Disorders among Pre-Teen Girls : A Step-by-Step Guide
Preventing Eating Disorders among Pre-Teen Girls A Step-by-Step Guide Author:Beverly Neu Menassa A must for parents, teachers and counselors, this book targets preadolescent girls aiming to engage them in educational activites that will empower them to avoid eating disorders. The author examines eating disorders from sociocultural and feminist perspectives showing how disorders are most often caused by overexposure to media messages, an unr... more »ealistic cultural fascination with thinness, by continuous anaylsis of our bodies and a disordered cultural view of food. Menassa then presents a 10-session guide to prevention that engages girls in activities to spur and empower their independent thinking and reasoning. For example, girls become watchdogs of the media and write to companies that present women in a negative light in their advertisements. The girls challenge ingrained beliefs and replace them with healthier ones.« less