Coping with the Beauty Myth: A Guide for Real Girls

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Teen girls are often obsessed with looking beautiful, and many suffer emotionally when they don't feel that they meet society's unattainable standards. Beyond peer pressure, the media plays a huge role in self-perception. This book explores ways that girls can get a grip on their true beauty, and teaches them how to avoid getting caught up in the infamous "beauty myth" that has kept women and girls in a hamster wheel for centuries.

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Overview

Teen girls are often obsessed with looking beautiful, and many suffer emotionally when they don't feel that they meet society's unattainable standards. Beyond peer pressure, the media plays a huge role in self-perception. This book explores ways that girls can get a grip on their true beauty, and teaches them how to avoid getting caught up in the infamous "beauty myth" that has kept women and girls in a hamster wheel for centuries.

Describes the cultural standards of female beauty as seen in the media, their potentially damaging effect on girls' self-esteem, and ways to counteract their negative effects.

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"Stefanie Iris Weiss' The Beauty Myth: A Guide for Real Girls will be pamphletized and distributed to all when I become King. Weiss distills the heart of Naomi Wolf's best ideas into a YA friendly format that's both accessible and comprehensive. Her approach is personal and intimate, frequently manifesting a voice that's not unlike some beloved, nurturing friend of the family. She calls on readers to "boycott magazines that don't cater to real girls," and to find empowerment through "reading, reading, reading," and "writing, writing, writing," as well as sharing and talking.

Most impressive is Weiss's inclusion of numerous lists of references: for reading, she mentions Ibsen's A Doll's House, BUST Magazine, and Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia. For help, she includes contact info for the American Anorexia and Bulimia Association, the National Women's Health Network, and the Violence Against Women Office. "

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Gr 7 Up-Weiss writes that beauty, or the lack thereof, determines everything from what girls wear to what they eat and how they perceive themselves. Our culture is constantly confronted, through advertising and the media, with false images of how women and girls are supposed to look and act. The author points out that the beauty myth is not a plot, but a self-esteem problem. She stresses the need for teens to accept themselves, to recognize their unique, natural beauty, and to view other young women as equals, rather than as competitors. Weiss briefly discusses bulimia, anorexia, and self-mutilation as "consequences of the myth," as well as the racism perpetuated by the "Barbie" syndrome (the tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed female as society's ideal). The book encourages readers to keep a journal and presents boxed writing exercises that promote self-esteem, as well as self and cultural analysis. While the feminist bias is a bit heavy-handed, overall, this title is a worthwhile effort.-Kim Harris, Newman Riga Library, Churchville, NY Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780823937578
  • Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
  • Publication date: 4/28/2004
  • Series: Coping Series
  • Format: Library Binding
  • Pages: 192
  • Age range: 12 - 18 Years
  • Product dimensions: 6.26 (w) x 9.28 (h) x 0.52 (d)

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