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Mother May I?: Parents' Subconscious Influence on their Daughters' Attitudes towards Body Image

We live in a perfectionist's society, where women want something pushed up, pumped up, or suctioned up while the media flashes images of airbrushed faces and bodies. No wonder almost 5 percent of American women struggle with eating disorders. The media has been a convenient scapegoat. And while the media does deserve blame for contributing images of unattainable "beauty," we must look closer to homeliterallyto find more influential causes for such a discouraging increase of eating disor...

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