Image and Identity

Becoming the Person You Are

AvL. Kris Gowen,Molly McKenna Ph.D.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Psychologists and educators believe that the primary task of adolescence is forming one's identity. Even if teens don't know the whole answer to the question of who they are, perhaps they will have a better understanding of all the things that might make up that answer and feel more comfortable becoming who they will be with the information and guidance this book offers. The authors describe a huge range of aspects many people think of as key to their identity: the role of family, culture and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, body modifications (tattoos, piercings, brandings, plastic surgery), steroids and supplements, eating disorders, chronic illness, and physical disabilities, clubs, cliques, and friends, school, work, hobbies, beliefs, aspirations, and experiences. With the help of this book, teens will come that much closer to achieving self-actualization.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-07-15
Mått:181 x 261 x 24 mm
Vikt:726 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:It Happened to Me
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Scarecrow Press
ISBN:9780810849099

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Mer om författaren

L. Kris Gowen, Ph.D., Ed.M., teaches in the Department of Community Health at Portland State University. She has facilitated online message boards and advice columns where teens ask questions about sex and relationships, and has helped develop several health curricula for high school students.Molly C. McKenna, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Portland, Oregon, specializing in assessment and treatment of adults and adolescents. She has written and served as a consulting expert for numerous articles on vocational assessment, health psychology, stress management, wellness, and general mental health.

Recensioner i media

...appropriate for adults who work with teens, affording them some insight into young adult lives. The book's aim is to help teens 'figure out who you are.' Chapters cover such broad topics as 'Who You Hang Out With,' 'You Body,' 'The Things You Do,' and 'The Influences Around You.' The authors do not talk down to teens, but they lay out facts plainly and fairly. A section about alcohol explains why some people drink (cultural tradition) and what some of the detrimental affects of drinking are ('people who drink don't just do stupid things, sometimes they do dangerous things'). The authors also try to show a teen's viewpoint, such as pointing out positive peer pressure ('you probably already knew your friends can be good for you')....

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Introduction: Image and IdentityChapter 2 1 Who Are You?Chapter 3 2 Your BodyChapter 4 3 Who You Hang Out WithChapter 5 4 The Things You DoChapter 6 5 What You BelieveChapter 7 6 The Influences Around YouChapter 8 7 How You See YourselfPart 9 Conclusion: Your Image, YourselfPart 10 IndexPart 11 About the Authors