Released: 3-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Focus on Looks Puts Young Girls in Peril
Cornell University

A new book by Joan Jacobs Brumberg discusses how early menarche and new focus on body parts put young girls in peril. They have become so preoccupied with their bodies that they spend much of their energy managing and maintaining their looks at the expense of their creativity and mental and physical health, she says.