![]() ![]() ![]() Foundations have been laid for the idea that prettiness-and a narcissistic concern with the external self-is the true path to empowerment. Before they reach kindergarten, female children have already been indoctrinated in the idea that how they look is more important than who they are. In this witty, well-documented study, the author of Schoolgirls (1994) examines the not-so-innocent side of princess culture represented by Cinderella and her sister Disney royals. Orenstein looks at the way race-based images of idealized female beauty and behavior, themselves the product of aggressive and manipulative marketing campaigns, influence preteen girls. ![]() New York Times Magazine contributor Orenstein ( Waiting for Daisy, 2007, etc.) investigates the impact of early sexualization on girls. ![]()
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