| Edition |
First Riverhead trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
303 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [295]) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Saplings in the storm -- Theoretical issues, for your own good -- Developmental issues, "I'm not waving, I'm drowning" -- Families, the root systems -- Mothers -- Fathers -- Divorce -- Within the hurricane, depression -- Worshiping the gods of thinness -- Drugs and alcohol, if Ophelia were alive today -- Sex and violence -- Then and now -- What I've learned from listening -- Let a thousand flowers bloom -- Fence at the top of the hill -- Recommended reading -- Index -- Reader's guide. |
| Summary |
Describes the psychological pitfalls faced by teenage girls growing up in a dangerous world in which violence, sexual harassment, eating disorders, promiscuity, and drug use have become the norm. |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- Psychology -- Case studies.
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Teenage girls -- Family relationships -- Case studies.
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Self-esteem in adolescence -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
1594481881 |
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9781594481888 |
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