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. "

Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls, by Melinda Tankard Reist (Editor); Spinifex Press, September 2009

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