terça-feira, 27 de outubro de 2009

Os efeitos da "sexualização" das raparigas

"Sexualised cultural ideals led to disrupted mental capacity.
Among the detrimental effects for young women is increased body dissatisfaction, development of eating disorders at a young age, disruption to healthy psychological development and increased risk of sexual abuse. Gena, a psychiatrist and mother, comments: “Eight years ago when I did my training as a psychologist, the sexualisation of girls wasn’t such an issue. Now girls, even young girls, desperately want to be sexy and beautiful. I’m seeing a lot of young clients struggling with their body image and self-esteem.” Bliss magazine surveyed girls aged 10 to 19 and found that more than a quarter of them had contemplated plastic surgery. Self-harm or “cutting” is becoming a more frequent activity among young girls. If you are not acquainted with the practice, it involves using razors, knives and other types of dangerous apparatus to cut oneself as a means of relieve the pain inside.
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Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls, by Melinda Tankard Reist (Editor); Spinifex Press, September 2009

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