"In the book, Hinshaw and coauthor Rachel Kranz make a compelling case that, compared to previous generations of young women who juggled fewer roles, today's teenage girls are literally collapsing under the weight of adult expectations, consumerism and a highly sexualized pop/cyber culture that celebrates physical perfection and stratospheric success."The book, titled Triple Bind: Saving our Teenage Girls from Today's Pressures plays on the phrase "double bind," which was coined in the 1950s to describe the conflicting messages children receive from adults. The phrase "triple bind" is meant to convey the increased complexity of the messages that are inundating today's teenagers. Source: Berkley (CA) News
Labels: stress, mental_health, crisis
Posted By: Aspen Education Group