Surviving Girlhood. Rachel Beddoe
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Surviving Girlhood
Building Positive Relationships, Attitudes and Self-Esteem to Prevent Teenage Girl Bullying
Nikki Giant and Rachel Beddoe
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
London and Philadelphia
First published in 2013
by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Copyright © Nikki Giant and Rachel Beddoe 2013
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Giant, Nikki, 1982-
Surviving girlhood : building positive relationships, attitudes, and self-esteem to prevent teenage girl bullying / Nikki Giant and Rachel Beddoe.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-84905-925-1 (alk. paper)
1. Interpersonal relations in adolescence. 2. Bullying. 3. Teenage girls--Psychology. 4. Self-esteem in adolescence. 5. Teenage girls--Conduct of life. I. Beddoe, Rachel, 1978- II. Title.
BF724.3.I58G53 2013
302.34’308352--dc23
2012023142
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 978 1 84905 925 1
eISBN 978 0 85700 704 9
To our family and friends, for all their support and encouragement
Contents
Part 1: Understanding Girl Bullying
3 Girl Friendships and Girl Bullying: The Facts