| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 464 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Passage on the wild river of adolescence : arriving safely / Norine G. Johnson and Michael C. Roberts -- Gender influences on adolescent development / Susan A. Basow and Lisa R. Rubin -- Self-evaluations of competence, task values, and self-esteem / Jacquelynne Eccles ... [et al.] -- Body image concerns and disordered eating in adolescent girls : risk and protective factors / Ruth H. Striegel-Moore and Fary M. Cachelin -- The "other" adolescent girls : who are they? / Bonnie Y. Ohye and Jessica Henderson Daniel -- Immigrant adolescent girls of color : facing American challenges / Cynthia de las Fuentes and Melba J.T. Vasquez -- American-born Asian, African, Latina, and American Indian adolescent girls : challenges and strengths / Melba J.T. Vasquez and Cynthia de las Fuentes -- Cultivating hardiness zones for adolescent girls : a reconceptualization of resilience in relationships with caring adults / Elizabeth Debold ... [et al.] -- The others in my I : adolescent girls' friendships and peer relations / Lyn Mikel Brown, Niobe Way, and Julia L. Duff -- Female adolescent sexuality in relational context : beyond sexual decision making / Deborah L. Tolman -- Adolescent girls' experiences in school and community settings / Denise M. DeZolt and Mary Henning-Stout -- Dating violence and teen prostitution : adolescent girls in the justice system / Michele Harway and Marsha Liss -- Health care for adolescent girls / Denise M. Dougherty -- Sexual obsessions : public policy and adolescent girls / Brian L. Wilcox -- Practice and education issues related to adolescent girls / Joanne E. Callan -- Enhancing the development of adolescent girls / Florence L. Denmark. |
| Summary |
This volume presents a view of adolescent girls that emphasizes their strengths as well as the challenges they must meet. In the book, the authors review and assess research on girls from a variety of racial and ethnic as well as socioeconomic backgrounds, searching for commonalities as well as differences. Topics explored include those at the heart of adolescence, including gender role prescriptions, body image concerns, the neglected experiences of adolescent girls of color, relationships with family and peers, sexual decision making, experiences at school and in the community, and health and safety concerns. In the concluding chapter, the author suggests ways of improving the support psychologists and others give to adolescent girls on their developmental journey. The book is intended for a wide audience of professionals interested in this critical period of development and growth. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Form |
Also issued in print. |
| Issued By |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Teenage girls -- United States -- Psychology.
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Adolescent -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Johnson, Norine G.
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Roberts, Michael C.
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Worell, Judith, 1928-
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American Psychological Association.
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| Other Form: |
Beyond appearance (print) (DLC) 99014475 |
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