In 1994, Reviving Ophelia helped to reframe the national conversation about what author Mary Pipher called "a girl-poisoning culture" surrounding adolescents. Today, and adolescent girls and the adults who care about them confront many of the same challenges Pipher wrote about originally, as well as new ones specific to today.
In this revised and updated Reviving Ophelia, Pipher and her daughter, Sara Pipher Gilliam (who was a teenager at the time of the book's original publication), have incorporated these new issues for a 21st-century readership. Pipher and Gilliam explore the rising and empowering importance of student activism in girls' lives, the wider acceptance of diverse communities among young people, and the growing disparities between urban and rural, rich and poor, and how they can affect young girls' sense of self-worth. This new edition builds on the relevance of the original as it provides key insights into the challenges and opportunities facing adolescent girls today.
Author | Mary Pipher |
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ISBN | 052553704X |
Publication Date | Aug 1, 2005 |
Publisher | Riverhead Trade |
Language | English |
Category | Body Image / Self-Esteem, Child Sexualization, Physical / Emotional Development |
Parenting Books Age | Pre-Teen, Teen |