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Image and Identity
Gowen, L. Kris; McKenna, Molly
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Description for Image and Identity
Hardback. Series: It Happened to Me. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: YXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 722.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
It Happened to Me
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810849099
SKU
V9780810849099
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Gowen, L. Kris; McKenna, Molly
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Image and Identity
...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 ... Read more