Queen Bees and Wannabes

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In this article, the writer looks at the book, 'Queen Bees and Wannabes' and notes that author Rosalind Wisemer argues that for parents to be successful in helping their daughters through the difficult adolescent years, they must understand the meaning of "girl world". The writer explains that this is the secret world of girls and their friendships. The writer points out that this is an entirely separate environment from the adult world, that is filled with different rules, expectations and values. The writer maintains that "girl world" is a place that is ruled by relationships, the pecking order and group membership, and is also a world where girl friendships can cause tremendous psychological damage.

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"The need to be accepted, to be included within society, to be recognized as having at least some of the required assets that determine social status and the failure by the majority of people to do so, ensures that most teenage girls suffer terribly throughout adolescence. A period during which children begin to move away from parental guidance, and start looking towards other members of society as vehicles of allegiance, it is a time that produces the most conflict within families throughout the United States as girls begin, either rightly or wrongly, to assert their independence."

Sample of Sources Used:

• AEDA, Online Article, 2007. Material retrieved 05/19/2007. www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suifacts.htm
• Rosalind Wisemer, Queen Bees and Wannabes, Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition (March 4, 2003)

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