Little girls in pretty boxes : the making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters
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Ryan, Joan, 1959-
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
GV464 .R93 1995
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LC Subjects
Figure skating for girls -- United States.
Gymnastics for girls -- United States.
Gymnasts -- Health and hygiene.
Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Violence in sports.
Women athletes -- Abuse of -- United States.
Women skaters -- Health and hygiene.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Figure skating for girls
Gymnastics for girls
Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
United States
Violence in sports
Women athletes -- Abuse of
Other Subjects
Eiskunstlauf
Frau
Geräteturnen
Geräteturnerin
Gymnastes -- Santé et hygiène.
Gymnastics.
Gymnastique féminine -- Entraînement.
Gymnastique féminine -- États-Unis.
Ice skating.
Kindgerechtigkeit
Leistungsdruck
Leistungssport
Patinage artistique -- Entraînement.
Patineuses -- Santé et hygiène.
Sportives -- Violence envers -- États-Unis.
Sports -- Aspect moral -- États-Unis.
Sports -- Aspect moral.
Sports ethics.
Sportschaden
Talentförderung
USA
Violence dans les sports.
Women athletes.

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Book
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243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English

Notes

Description
With sports as our national fairy tale, we have come to worship the tiny gymnasts and sequined skaters who appear on the landscape as storybook princesses with their poise and beauty, agility and grace. But the truth behind the making of elite women athletes reveals a grim national trend far less magical than what these images project. All too often behind the pigtails and mascara is a trail of abuse from parents, coaches, and federation officials - the very people charged with protecting these young athletes.
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Here are the heartbreaking stories of the countless girls who have stumbled along the way, broken by pressure, humiliation, and an outdated cultural ideal of femininity that has shaped both gymnastics and figure skating and driven their young athletes beyond the breaking point. Joan Ryan documents in harrowing and explicit detail the preponderance of eating disorders, weakened bones, stunted growth, debilitating injuries, and damaged psyches that are often the result of intensive training.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ryan, J. (1995). Little girls in pretty boxes: the making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters . Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ryan, Joan, 1959-. 1995. Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters. New York: Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ryan, Joan, 1959-. Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters New York: Doubleday, 1995.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ryan, J. (1995). Little girls in pretty boxes: the making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters. New York: Doubleday.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ryan, Joan. Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters Doubleday, 1995.

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