About this title: The authors present an eye-opening look at how culture, media, and marketers dictate what girls should look like, enjoy, become, and consume--and what parents can do about it.
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Binding: book Softcover
Publisher: Griffin
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312370053ISBN:0312370059
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 322 pages. 9.30 x 7.30 x 1.00 in. 12.8 oz. A cautionary account of how culture, media, and marketers influence how girls dress as well as their developing senses of identity and esteem counsels parents on how to talk to their daughters in order to help them build resilience against negative stereotypes and messages. Reprint. 12, 500 first printing. This is a welcome, provocative, thoroughly persuasive volume that will ... read more
Binding: book Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312352509ISBN:0312352506
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 322 pages. 9.50 x 6.50 x 1.00 in. 22.4 oz. This is a welcome, provocative, thoroughly persuasive volume that will enlighten all readers concerned with the business of marketing and the health of teens. --Â (09/01/2006). read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 2006-07-25
ISBN-13:9780312352509ISBN:0312352506
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780312352509. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312352509ISBN:0312352506
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312352509ISBN:0312352506
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312370053ISBN:0312370059
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312352509ISBN:0312352506
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312370053ISBN:0312370059
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Edition: First edition. Advanced Reading Copy.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2006
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. SOFTCOVER. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. Glued binding. 307 p. Audience: General/trade. Pristine condition. Never used. Glossy cover. This edition does not include an index. read more
Description: Like New. Book appears unread, but may have a publisher's mark or minor shelf wear. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312370053ISBN:0312370059
Description: New. Advance praise for "Packaging Girlhood" "Be prepared to be shocked and saddened as you come to see the world of sex, shopping, media, body-fat, and self-esteem through the wide eyes of today's American girls. Be prepared, also, to find invaluable gui... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: ST MARTINS PR INC
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312352509ISBN:0312352506
Description: New. Advance praise for "Packaging Girlhood" "Be prepared to be shocked and saddened as you come to see the world of sex, shopping, media, body-fat, and self-esteem through the wide eyes of today's American girls. Be prepared, also, to find invaluable gui... read more
"I liked and didn't like this book. I appreciate what the authors are saying, primarily that marketers/businesses don't care about girls/women and really just want to make sure they develop them as consumers. This often leads to encouraging stereotypes and limiting women. I think there is a lot of truth to what the authors are saying, though I don't necessarily think that advertising, book covers, etc. are deliberately planned to reinforce stereotypes and degrade women and girls. There is also some advice that goes against my beliefs, but I actually think that will help me to be a stronger parent to my girls. Overall, an interesting look at how business tries to pigeon-hole girls."
"This book is written by two counselors who work with teenage girls and their psychological problems. They do a lot with marketing and the images it forces girls into. I liked the simple, direct characterizations and the psychological approach to marketing and how my daughter is already being socially indoctrinated, but got scared stupid when they started talking about all the scary things that could start happening in a few years. I did NOT like the no-win situation that feminists often put women in. As in: you're repressed if you want to be nurturing and family centered, you're in denial if you just want a career and not a family, and you're crazy and unable to choose if try to have them both. Actually, I want my child to want to have a family, I think it's OK if she talks about getting married and cooking dinner, and we can also pretend that she's a firefighter that likes dinosaurs. In the end, I appreciated the open eyes approach these women had, so that I can listen to my daughter say she loves pink and purple and remember that that might not have come in her genes but may have been taught by her society. I loved the 'you can't run away, so you'll have to face it and talk about it' approach. I loved their list of books, movies, websites, and magazines that have strong girl characters and real plots. And finally, I realized (the book didn't say this) that many of the issues are things that we transfer to our children unknowingly. So, if we don't have body image issues, we probably won't teach our children to hate their bodies. Oh, and they really opened my eyes to some internet lingo I didn't know. There is a whole vocab to avoid parents. Go find out before your kid starts using it."
"I am a completely different parent to my daughter because of this book. I had always thought of myself as a feminist, and thought I was raising my child as such, but this book opened my eyes to aspects of my daughter's upbringing, personality, likes and dislikes, that I would have otherwise taken at face value.
I feel much more equipped to give my daughter the tools to be a whole person, and steer her away from constant brainwashing, than I was before. This is a must read for parents with daughters."
"Fantastic read for everyone. Its not just parents of girls who can benefit from reading this book. Everyone would benefit from learning how children's self-images are collateral damage in the push to turn a buck."
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