ciousness-raising" (44).
Chapter 3 looks at issues facing young girls who become preoccupied with body image. "Lookism," which overlaps and converges with sexism, discrimination, and harassment in schools, is the main cultural message to girls. The matter is further complicated by change in the parent-child relationships. With peers, the desperate need to be accepted can turn into scapegoating, or group emotional torture of individuals (68). That alone is self-destructive, a reflection of an impe
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