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In girls' own voices, What a girl wants presents a glimpse into the powerful - and often destructive - influence commercial culture has on the formation of young girls' identities. A diverse group of eleven girls speaks honestly and openly about the sexual and body-image pressures they enc...

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Corporate Author: CHC Productions
Other Authors: Bricca, Jacob, Buzzell, Matthew, Eden, Sean, Massie, Elizabeth
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned in English.
Published: Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, 2001.
Subjects:
Adolescent development.
Body image in adolescence > United States.
Gender.
Mass media and teenagers > United States.
Psychology.
Teenage girls in popular culture > United States.
Teenage girls > United States.
Psychology
Image du corps chez l'adolescent > États-Unis.
Médias et adolescents > États-Unis.
Psychologie.
Adolescentes dans la culture populaire > États-Unis.
Adolescentes > États-Unis.
psychology.
Body image in adolescence.
Mass media and teenagers.
Teenage girls.
Teenage girls in popular culture.
United States.
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Summary:In girls' own voices, What a girl wants presents a glimpse into the powerful - and often destructive - influence commercial culture has on the formation of young girls' identities. A diverse group of eleven girls speaks honestly and openly about the sexual and body-image pressures they encounter as they come of age in a culture that idolized Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, and other pop stars.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (33 min.)
Audience:Grade 9+
Higher education.
Production Credits:Editor, Jacob Bricca ; original music, Sean Eden ; director of photography, Matthew Buzzell.
ISBN:9781526403261
1526403269