Choices: A Teen Woman's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal Planning [Paperback]

Mindy Bingham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1983

In an engaging and empowering narrative style CHOICES: A Teen Woman’s Journal for Self Awareness and Personal Planning addresses the myths and hard realities each teenage woman will face in entering adulthood. CHOICES helps a young woman envision her potential as an independent, self-reliant, and productive human being and clearly demonstrates how she can take control of her future. Thought-provoking exercises encourages teenage women to develop quantitative goals, acquire decision-making skills, build assertiveness, evaluate career options, explore marriage and family responsibilities, and practice life-style budgeting.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

An invaluable guide to thinking about life for today’s young woman. This should be required reading. --Jill Ker Conway, Ph.D. Former President, Smith College

Choices really is a major accomplishment. Joy G. Dryfoos, Author of Safe Passage: Making It Through Adolescence in a Risky Society --Joy G. Dryfoos, Author of Safe Passage: Making It Through Adolescence in a Risky Society

Every teenager should have one. You created a masterpiece! --Career Education News --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Advocacy Pr (July 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911655220
• ISBN-13: 978-0911655223
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,498,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you work with teenage girls, you must have Choices!!!, January 7, 1998

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This review is from: Choices: A Teen Woman's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal Planning (Paperback)

As I was beginning my research for my MSW, I struggled to find appropriate material to address the needs of at-risk teen girls. I knew in my mind that there had to be a way to push young women toward independence, rather than allow them to be sucked into the murky waters of a media-created "feminine" ideal. A fellow student brought "Choices" to my attention. Through readings and practical exercises, it explores attitudes, values, career goals, assertiveness, budgeting, and pregnancy, among other things. It provides an arena for girls to assess their values, to analyze where they come from, and to re-evaluate them based on the assimilation of new knowledge. If I had to list a deficit in this work, it would be that it may lack cultural relevance for certain groups of students. The vignettes which are used to illustrate various concepts are race-ambiguous, which was positive. However, I somehow got the feeling that the stories were about the plight of middle-class or working class girls. I fear that the examples may appear laughable to girls who are homeless, who already have children, or who come from violent or destructive home environments. Perhaps it would be appropriate to include examples which consider race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic variables in the perception and analysis of problems. Despite this drawback, Choices is still a powerful work. In conclusion, this book will appeal to almost anyone who is interested in fostering independence, self-reliance, and self-esteem in young women.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love the young women in your life, buy this book!, April 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Choices: A Teen Woman's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal Planning (Paperback)

I am a 30 year old woman who received this book back in 1987. I just "rediscovered" it this week. As I look back on the entries, I'm surprised at how much I've grown, how much I've learned, how tolerant I've become & also how I have very much stayed the same. This book guides you thru some of the bad things that can happen to a woman who doesn't plot a course for her life. Some of the myths of being a woman are debunked (can't do math, can't be a trucker, or a construction worker, etc). What I liked most is that it doesn't push any specific feminist ideaology - just asking the question - what would you do? The message is clear - don't count on anyone to "take care of you". It tries to teach us to take care of ourselves. It is true that this book (at least my edition) is geared toward working / middle class teens. But as a middle class teen, it helped me enormously! This book is great and I look forward to getting it for both of my daughters!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shows teen girls that life doesn't end after high school.., November 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Choices: A Teen Woman's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal Planning (Paperback)

I am constantly ordering this book. I am a foster parent for teenagers and I use this book as a family activity as well as at girls slumber parties. It makes thinking of the future and what you want to do with your life almost a fun thing. My childrens' therapists keep borrowing it and not giving it back!