The frailty myth : women approaching physical equality /

"The Frailty Myth presents new evidence that girls are weaned from the use of their bodies even before they begin school. By adolescence, their strength and aerobic powers have started to decline unless the girls are exercising vigorously - and most aren't. By sixteen, they have already lo...

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Auteur principal: Dowling, Colette
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: New York : Random House, c2000.
Édition:1st ed.
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Table des matières:
  • 1. The Frailty Myth
  • 2. The Incredible Shrinking Woman
  • 3. Getting Them Out of the Doll Corner
  • 4. Endangered Bodies
  • 5. Can I Play?: The Struggle to Get into the Game
  • 6. Closing the Strength Gap
  • 7. Physical Equality: The Final Stage.