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Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls

by: Rachel Simmons

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 302.5408342
EAN: 9780156027342
ISBN: 0156027348
Label: Harvest Books
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: April 01, 2003
Publisher: Harvest Books
Sales Rank: 9592
Studio: Harvest Books



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Dirty looks and taunting notes are just a few examples of girl bullying that girls and women have long suffered through silently and painfully. With this book Rachel Simmons elevated the nation's consciousness and has shown millions of girls, parents, counselors, and teachers how to deal with this devastating problem. Poised to reach a wider audience in paperback, including the teenagers who are its subject, Odd Girl Out puts the spotlight on this issue, using real-life examples from both the perspective of the victim and of the bully.


Amazon.com Review:
There is little sugar but lots of spice in journalist Rachel Simmons's brave and brilliant book that skewers the stereotype of girls as the kinder, gentler gender. Odd Girl Out begins with the premise that girls are socialized to be sweet with a double bind: they must value friendships; but they must not express the anger that might destroy them. Lacking cultural permission to acknowledge conflict, girls develop what Simmons calls 'a hidden culture of silent and indirect aggression.'

The author, who visited 30 schools and talked to 300 girls, catalogues chilling and heartbreaking acts of aggression, including the silent treatment, note-passing, glaring, gossiping, ganging up, fashion police, and being nice in private/mean in public. She decodes the vocabulary of these sneak attacks, explaining, for example, three ways to parse the meaning of 'I'm fat.'

Simmons is a gifted writer who is skilled at describing destructive patterns and prescribing clear-cut strategies for parents, teachers, and girls to resist them. 'The heart of resistance is truth telling,' advises Simmons. She guides readers to nurture emotional honesty in girls and to discover a language for public discussions of bullying. She offers innovative ideas for changing the dynamics of the classroom, sample dialogues for talking to daughters, and exercises for girls and their friends to explore and resolve messy feelings and conflicts head-on.

One intriguing chapter contrasts truth telling in white middle class, African-American, Latino, and working-class communities. Odd Girl Out is that rare book with the power to touch individual lives and transform the culture that constrains girls--and boys--from speaking the truth. --Barbara Mackoff



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Trip Down Memory Lane
Rachel Simmons shines the light on girl aggression/bullying and it can no longer slip under the radar ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A must read for parents and teachers
Odd Girl Out- the Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons is a MUST-READ book for ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Not so great
I bought this book a few years ago and had to force myself to finish it. It's definitely not as great as ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - must read for youth workers and parents
i'm not sure how i missed this book. it was published in 2002, and is absolute must reading for EVERY youth ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Must-Read Book 4 Adolescent Girls and Parents
Every girl from age 1O up and her parent should read this book so they understand what is in store for them ... Read More

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