BODY THIEVES

                 Table of Contents

 

Introduction

i

 

 

Gender and Development

1

Socialization

16

Building Relationships with Girls

26

The War on Fat

37

The Deadly Quest to be Thin

51

When Girls are Fat

62

Fighting the Body Thieves

73

Translating Fat Talk

87

Celebrating Girls’ Bodies

105

Getting Girls Off Diets

127

Food, Glorious Food

143

Physical Activity

156

Sports

184

Defusing the Messages of the Media

202

With Determination and Courage

225

Bibliography

236

Resources

254

Index

268