Title: Beyond appearance : a new look at adolescent girls /
Authors: Johnson, Norine G.; Roberts, Michael C.; Worell, Judith, 1928-
Publisher: American Psychological Association,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Teenage girls United States Social conditions.; Teenage girls United States Psychology.; Adolescentes États-Unis Conditions sociales.; Adolescentes États-Unis Psychologie.; Meisjes.; Adolescenten.; Weibliche Jugend.; USA.
Abstract: "This volume presents a balanced view of teen girls that emphasizes their strengths as well as the challenges they must meet. In Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls, the contributing authors review and assess research on girls from a variety of racial and ethnic as well as socioeconomic backgrounds, searching for commonalities as well as differences."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Passage on the wild river of adolescence : arriving safely / Norine G. Johnson and Michael C. Roberts -- Gender influences on adolescent development / Susan A. Basow and Lisa R. Rubin -- Self-evaluations of competence, task values, and self-esteem / Jacquelynne Eccles ... [et al.] -- Body image concerns and disordered eating in adolescent girls : risk and protective factors / Ruth H. Striegel-Moore and Fary M. Cachelin -- The "other" adolescent girls : who are they? / Bonnie Y. Ohye and Jessica Henderson Daniel -- Immigrant adolescent girls of color : facing American challenges / Cynthia de las Fuentes and Melba J.T. Vasquez -- American-born Asian, African, Latina, and American Indian adolescent girls : challenges and strengths / Melba J.T. Vasquez and Cynthia de las Fuentes -- Cultivating hardiness zones for adolescent girls : a reconceptualization of resilience in relationships with caring adults / Elizabeth Debold ... [et al.] -- The others in my I : adolescent girls' friendships and peer relations / Lyn Mikel Brown, Niobe Way, and Julia L. Duff -- Female adolescent sexuality in relational context : beyond sexual decision making / Deborah L. Tolman -- Adolescent girls' experiences in school and community settings / Denise M. DeZolt and Mary Henning-Stout -- Dating violence and teen prostitution : adolescent girls in the justice system / Michele Harway and Marsha Liss -- Health care for adolescent girls / Denise M. Dougherty -- Sexual obsessions : public policy and adolescent girls / Brian L. Wilcox -- Practice and education issues related to adolescent girls / Joanne E. Callan -- Enhancing the development of adolescent girls / Florence L. Denmark