The frailty myth
By: Colette Dowling.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Women -- Psychology.; Sex differences.; Women -- Physiology.; Sex role.
Description: "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 lost bone density and turned themselves into prime candidates for osteoporosis. They have also been deprived of motor stimulation that is essential for brain growth."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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