Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun
Subtitle: Young Women and Mentors on the Transition to Womanhood
Contributors: Wolf, Linda
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Gabriola Island
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781550922998
Subjects: Self-perception in women; Young women; Case studies; Role models; Maturation (Psychology)
Description: Making the transition into womanhood is a time of great potential, challenge, discovery, courage and confusion. Girls often face the journey alone, risking their sense of self and purpose along the way. Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun provides validation, support and vision through powerful and compelling autobiographical stories gathered from more than forty teenage girls, over half of whom participated weekly in a two-year focus group. By sharing themselves intimately on topics ranging from bulimia, anorexia, body image, peer pressure and terminal illness, to emp.
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Half Title; title: Full Title; title: Publication Data; title: Dedication; title: Contents; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: One: The Emerging Self; title: Two: Taking It To The Edge; title: Three: Growing Up Fast and Speaking Out; title: Four: Finding Our Power; title: Five: Gendertalks; title: Epilogue; title: Bibliography; title: Photograph Credits; title: About the Authors.