| Edition |
First Ballantine Books edition. |
| Description |
304 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [295]) and index. |
| Summary |
In this eye-opening and knowing look at the complex world of teenage girls, psychologist Pipher writes of the dangerous and devastating realities that face young girls today--dysfunctional families, incest. abuse, introduction to sex too soon, eating disorders--and tells how to confront and understand them. |
| Contents |
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 -- A fence at the top of the hill. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.7 19.0 19794. |
| 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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Psychology, Adolescent -- Case Reports.
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Women -- psychology -- Case Reports.
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Self Concept.
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| ISBN |
0345392825 paperback |
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