Best Friends: The Pleasures and Perils of Girls' and Women's Friendships - Hardcover

Apter, Terri E.; Josselson, Ruthellen; Baron, Jaimie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0609601164 ISBN 13: 9780609601167

Publisher: Crown Pub, 1998

Synopsis

Two psychologists explore the mysteries of women's friendships, explaining how girlhood alliances become a catalyst for women's growth, especially in terms of the evolution of autonomy and adult relationships. 25,000 first printing.

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About the Author

<b>Terri Apter</b>, Ph.D., is a writer and researcher on girls' development and women's psychology. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, where she is now a Fellow of Clare Hall. Her book Altered Loves: Mothers and Daughters During Adolescence became a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She appears <br>regularly on BBC radio as Radio Cambridgeshire's "resident psychologist.  Terri is married and has two teenage daughters.<br><br><b>Ruthellen Josselson</b>, Ph.D., is a practicing psychotherapist who has been on the faculties of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Towson University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Fielding Institute. She has received the American Psychological Association Henry A. Murray Award and a Fulbright Fellowship. She is the aut

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riends</b> provides the missing link to understanding and recognizing the impact of some of the most important relationships in girls' and women's lives. <br><br>Every woman remembers the sting of betrayal of a girlfriend, and every parent of a daughter has seen her come home from school in tears because a girl she thought was her best friend suddenly and inexplicably became her enemy. While boys hash out differences with fists and kicks, girls' societies are marked by secrets and whispers and shifting affection. The lessons learned as an adolescent girl are often carried into adulthood, making women fear confrontation--especially with other women. But the intensity of the struggles reflects the support and healing to be found within these friendships. Girls find themselves in the mirror of other girls, hence the power each has to influence the other. <br><br>Ruthellen Josselson and Terri Apter's many years of working with hundreds of girls and women have given them insight into the emo

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0609601164
• ISBN 13: 9780609601167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 308