A Feminist Response to Low Levels of Self – Esteem in Adolescent Girls
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Authors
Brazeau, Natalie
Issue Date
2010-04
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Presentation
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en_US
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Abstract
This piece addresses of the nationally low levels of self-esteem in adolescent girls. Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory is used as a foundation in the discussion of self-esteem and identity development in girls. The media, peers, parents and schools are the four primary reasons for low self-esteem. Statistics and studies illustrate the urgent need for intervention. The author argues that the teaching of feminist values leads to an increase in self-esteem in girls’ ages twelve to fifteen. This age bracket correlates with Erikson’s fifth stage of identity development: identity versus identity confusion.
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Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College
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