Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Book

At adolescence, says Mary Pipher, "girls become 'female impersonators' who fit their whole selves into small, crowded spaces." Many lose spark, interest, and even IQ points as a "girl-poisoning" society forces a choice between being shunned for staying true to oneself and struggling to stay within a narrow definition of female. Pipher's alarming tales of a generation swamped by pain may be partly informed by her role as a therapist who sees troubled children and teens, but her sketch of a tougher, more menacing world for girls often hits the mark. She offers some prescriptions for changing society and helping girls resist.Read More

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  • Product Description

    A clinical psychologist observes 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.

  • 0399139443
  • 9780399139444
  • Mary Pipher
  • 1 April 1994
  • G P Putnam's Sons
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 304
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