Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
by Peggy Orenstein
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture by Peggy Orenstein holds a well received rating of 3.65 out of 5, based on 11.3K reader ratings. First published in 2011. The book spans 245 pages.
About Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
The acclaimed author of the groundbreaking bestseller Schoolgirls reveals the dark side of pink and pretty: the rise of the girlie-girl, she warns, is not that innocent.Sweet and sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as the source of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But how dangerous is pink and pretty, anyway? Being a princess is just make-believe; eventually they grow out of it . . . or do they?In search of answers, Peggy Orenstein visited Disneyland, trolled American Girl Place, and met parents of beauty-pageant preschoolers tricked out like Vegas showgirls. The stakes turn out to be higher than she ever imagined. From premature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of narcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is undeniable—yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively counterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Peggy Orenstein |
| Published | 2011 |
| Pages | 245 |
| Genres | Non-Fiction, Psychology |
| Average Rating | 3.65 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 11,279 |
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Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture was written by Peggy Orenstein. It was first published in 2011.
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The ISBN-13 for Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture is 9780061711530.0.
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