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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 unrealistic cultural fascination
with thinness, by continuous anaylsis of our bodies and a
disordered cultural view of food. Then Menassa 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. Preadolescence is a time when girls' minds are malleable and
they are willing to challenge established activities, such as media
presentations. Once girls hit puberty, many will have already
developed disordered eating behaviors; many will have been on
several diets; therefore, beginning the work to decode and combat
harmful messages before that stage is crucial.
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