You Don't Want to Lose Your Girlish Figure: A Struggle with Childhood Obesity

by Mary Edwards and Edd Fleming PhD

The book gives a real-life example of how people view a person who is overweight, especially women, when they expect you to look a certain way for your age and gender. Being female in American culture puts a lot of pressure on girls and adult women to present themselves physically as slim and attractive. In my case, I present my childhood experience of obesity and how it impacted my life and what women around thought about my physical appearance as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543471943
• ISBN13: 9781543471946
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Xlibris Us
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"