Feeling like crap : young people and the meaning of self-esteem / Nick Luxmoore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luxmoore, Nick, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-esteem in adolescence.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Feeling Like Crap explores how a young person's self is constructed, and what might help that self to feel more valued and confident. It demonstrates how listening to, engaging with and being respectful of young people can provide the support they need to help them repair their sense of self and offer them new possibilities and directions in life.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Feeling Like Crap; Young People and the Meaning of Self-Esteem; Contents; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. A Developing Self; Pete's crap; Conor's ache; Jade's way of attaching; Grace's missing story; Allie's best friend; Ledley's greatest fights; First session; Second session; Third session; Fourth session; CHAPTER 3. A Fragmented Self; A developmental self; Acultural self; Astudent self; A social self; A filial self; A gendered self; A somatic self; A sexual self; A spiritual self; Fragmented selves; CHAPTER 4. A 'School' Self; CHAPTER 5. A Potential Self; REFERENCES; INDEX

BACK COVER

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-78247-5

9786611782474

1-84642-819-X

OCLC:

437220362