Beyond Appearance
A New Look at Adolescent Girls
$60.34
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2001
Summary
Going beyond superficial media stereotypes, this volume seeks to present a balanced view of teenage girls. It reviews and assesses research on girls from a variety of racial, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, searching for commonalities and differences. The contributing authors explore topics at the heart of adolescence, including gender-role prescriptions, body-image concerns, relationships with family and peers, sexual decision-making, experiences at school and in the community, and he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781557986856 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1557986851 |
| Author: | Norine G. Johnson, Michael C. Roberts, Judith Worell |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Imprint: | American Psychological Association |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2001 |
| Weight: | 848g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 179mm x 252mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Beyond Appearance presents the cutting edge thinking of the best and brightest researchers in this most important arena – the lives of adolescent girls…. The contributors take us beyond much of the superficial literature about girls today, probing the depths of true scientific understanding, while remaining practical.” William S. Pollack, PhD, Harvard Medical School/Center for Men, McLean Hospital, Fellow and Founding Member of APA, Division 51, Society for the Study of Men and Masculinity
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