Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Paperback
Author: Visit Amazon's Mary Pipher Page - ISBN: 1594481881 - Language: English - Format: PDF, EPUB
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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.
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From Publishers Weekly
From her work as a psychotherapist for adolescent females, Pipher here posits and persuasively argues her thesis that today's teenaged girls are coming of age in "a girl-poisoning culture." Backed by anecdotal evidence and research findings, she suggests that, despite the advances of feminism, young women continue to be victims of abuse, self-mutilation (e.g., anorexia), consumerism and media pressure to conform to others' ideals. With sympathy and focus she cites case histories to illustrate the struggles required of adolescent girls to maintain a sense of themselves among the mixed messages they receive from society, their schools and, often, their families. Pipher offers concrete suggestions for ways by which girls can build and maintain a strong sense of self, e.g., keeping a diary, observing their social context as an anthropologist might, distinguishing between thoughts and feelings. Pipher is an eloquent advocate. Psychotherapy Book Club selection; BOMC and QPB alternates.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Riverhead Trade; 1 edition (August 1, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1594481881
- ISBN-13: 978-1594481888
- Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Adolescent Psychology
- #10 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Parenting > Parenting Girls
- #18 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Parenting > Teenagers
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