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Direct linkLittle, J. Nicole; Hoskins, Marie L. – Child & Youth Services, 2004
This article explores the authors' critical reflections that arose while engaging in research with girls recovering from an eating disorder. The authors address issues related to media, consumerism, and identity construction. They emphasize that while there are no clear solutions to dilemmas facing girls in North American culture, researchers and…
Descriptors: Females, Eating Disorders, North Americans, Gender Issues
Hoskins, Marie L.; Mathieson, Lindsay C. – Child & Youth Services, 2004
A lifespace has to do with how selves are mediated by combining multiple cultural symbols to construct an identity in the world. The authors cite examples from media texts, as well as from a narrative study conducted with 10 adolescent girls in a treatment program for eating disorders, that illustrate the importance of practitioners considering…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Females, Self Concept, Eating Disorders
