Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
Nonfiction, Sports, Gymnastics, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Eating Disorders, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory
| Author: | Joan Ryan | ISBN: | 9780307828552 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | April 3, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Doubleday | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joan Ryan |
| ISBN: | 9780307828552 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | April 3, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Doubleday |
| Language: | English |
A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma.
A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma.
