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Girls : moving beyond myth /

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This compelling new documentary focuses on the sexual dilemmas and difficult life choices young girls face as they come of age in contemporary American culture. Challenging long-held myths about girlhood, the film draws on the insights of girls themselves to explore and shed light on their actual li...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Brumberg, Joan Jacobs, Custodio, John, Daniels, Bruce Edward, Fine, Michelle, Kleinman, Evan, Kuppersmith, Judith C., Lee, Daughn, Macmillan, Susan (Susan Walker), Nestor, Michelle Marie, Phillips, Lynn, Pullman, Cydney, Richardson, Rebecca, Stein, Eddie, Tolman, Deborah L.
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:
Body image in adolescence > United States.
Girls in popular culture > United States.
Health and medicine.
Mass media and teenagers > United States.
Mass media > Social aspects.
Sex.
Teenage girls in popular culture > United States.
Teenage girls > Conduct of life.
Teenage girls > Psychology.
Teenage girls > United States.
Women's studies.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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Summary:This compelling new documentary focuses on the sexual dilemmas and difficult life choices young girls face as they come of age in contemporary American culture. Challenging long-held myths about girlhood, the film draws on the insights of girls themselves to explore and shed light on their actual lived experience as they navigate our increasingly hyper-sexualized society. The voices of a diverse range of girls are supplemented with accessible analysis from leading experts on girls and sexuality, including Lynn Phillips, author of Flirting with Danger; Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Director of the Body Project; and Deborah Tolman, author of Dilemmas of Desire.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, 28 min.)
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience:Grade 9+
Higher education.
Production Credits:Producer, director, Susan MacMillan.