Caitlin Flanagan's essays about marriage, sex, and families have sparked national debates. Now she turns her attention to girls: the biological and cultural milestones for girls today, and how they shape a girl's sense of herself. The transition from girl to woman is an experience that has changed radically over the generations: everything from how a girl learns about her period to how she expects to be treated by boys and men. Girls today observe these passages very differently, and yet the landmarks themselves have remained remarkably constant-proof, Flanagan believes, of their significance. In a world where protections of girls' privacy and personal freedom seem to disappear every day, the ultimate challenge modern parents face is finding a way to defend both
- ISBN10 0316065986
- ISBN13 9780316065986
- Publish Date 12 January 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 2 June 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Little, Brown & Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English