Ophelia speaks: adolescent girls write about their search for self

A collection of the writings of teenage girls from all backgrounds and all parts of the country provides an inside view of their feelings on body image, politics, boys, and parents

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Main Author: Shandler, Sara (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York HarperPerennial 1999
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:A collection of the writings of teenage girls from all backgrounds and all parts of the country provides an inside view of their feelings on body image, politics, boys, and parents
Item Description:Body under assault. Media-fed images ; Eating disorders ; Self-inflicted wounds ; Intoxication ; Rape and sexual abuse -- Family matters. Mothers ; Fathers ; Sisters and brothers ; Disintegrating foundations ; No safe place ; Pregnancy ; Death in the family -- The best and worst of friends. With the support of friends ; Friendship lost ; When friends die -- Touched by desire. Innocent attractions ; Seduced by sex ; Diverse sexualities ; Manipulated and controlled ; Broken-hearted independence -- Overcoming obstacles and coming into our own. The academic squeeze ; Depression and therapy ; Race, identity, and prejudice ; Questions of faith ; Feminist pride
Physical Description:xvii, 285 p. 21 cm
ISBN:0060952970
9780060952976

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