Girls on the Edge by Sax, Leonard -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Praise Also by Leonard Sax Title Page Dedication Epigraph Introduction CHAPTER 1: FIRST FACTOR - sexual identity

the mixed-up legacy of germaine greer what do girls really want? “it’s no big deal” beauty products for tweens twilight and other conservatives “i figured you’d think less of me” “that swimsuit becomes you” lesbian chic “maybe men just don’t satisfy”

CHAPTER 2 : SECOND FACTOR - the cyberbubble

better living through chemistry too hard, too soft, just right you the parent, a.k.a. computer cop mean-girl cyberbully the invention of alcohol—in 2005? sexting your daughter the (micro-)celebrity

CHAPTER 3 : THIRD FACTOR - obsessions

thinspiration “running helps me relax” anorexia of the soul girls on the edge life out of synch

CHAPTER 4: FOURTH FACTOR - environmental toxins

bra at 8 the price of puberty a matter of fat what’s in your tuna? gimme some skin who is PETE? life with father something in the air what can parents do?

CHAPTER 5 - mind

mozart in utero a short history of kindergarten does “earlier” equal “better”? “all our girls love physics” would you rather play with a truck or a doll? monkeys, girls, boys, and toys the unity of everything “it’s not the real world” the best of both worlds? parents unite! mean girls do women make better teachers for girls?

CHAPTER 6 - body

which are the most dangerous sports? a girl’s knee is not a boy’s knee a girl’s head is not a boy’s head a girl’s bones are not a boy’s bones the promise and perils of exercise what do girls in chicago have in common with hopi girls in new mexico?

CHAPTER 7 - spirit

the great disappointment buckle your seatbelt, don’t smoke cigarettes, and go to church the dark night of the soul “i believe there is a god and stuff” a community of girls and women

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