Mary Pipher, PhD. discusses the roles that society plays in shaping the self esteem of teenage and preteen age girls. ... Weight issues have caused conditions of anorexia and bulimia putting young girls in jeopardy of declining health. ... Girls learn through society to be nice rather than honest. ... Young girls are motivated by what kinds of women are respected in our culture and what body shapes are considered ideal. ... Yet many of these girls are still. ...

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