The frailty myth : women approaching physical equality /
"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 lo...
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| Язык: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
c2000.
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| Редактирование: | 1st ed. |
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| Итог: | "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. |
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| Объем: | xxvii, 319 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Библиография: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0375502351 (acid-free paper) |