The Transformation of Girls to Women: Finding Voice and Developing Strategies for Liberation

Abstract

The theme of silence is one of the most pervasive themes in the study of girls and women across cultures. The authors examine emotional, physical, educational, and behavioral losses that occur for adolescent girls. Results of landmark research studies and the implications for practitioners also are discussed.El tema del silencio es uno de 10s temas mas penetrantes en el estudio de jovencitas y mujeres a traves de las culturas. Los autores examinan las perdidas emocionales, fisicas, educativas y de comportamiento que ocurren para las jovencitas adolescentes. Los resultados de estudios culminantes y las implicaciones para consejeros se discuten.he theme of silence is one of the most pervasive themes in the study of girls and women (M. Harris, 1989). Through various forms of literature,

Voices from the Margins: Stress, Active Living, and Leisure as a Contributor to Coping with Stress

“…This study focused on describing some cases where people had multiple identities to demonstrate such uniqueness and complexity. These findings support the usefulness of the analytic framework of intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1995;Garnets, 2002;Iglesias & Cormier, 2002). Other researchers in the area of stress are also exploring this theme.…”

“…Stress is a potentially problematic contemporary human phenomenon that transcends the key axes of society and culture such as gender, age, race/ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and ability (Garnets, 2002;Iglesias & Cormier, 2002;Noonan et al, 2004). The conceptualizations of stress have been criticized for falling short of appropriately incorporating the views of non-dominant and often marginalized groups (Hobfoll, 1998) in spite of the growth of stress research (Moos et al, 2003).…”

Mapping nondominant voices into understanding stress‐coping mechanisms

“…First, the term, intersectionality is being used in such disciplines as women's studies and cultural studies. It acknowledges that people have different experiences because of the ways the axes of power in society (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, class, age, disability/ability, sexual orientation) intersect and overlap with one another, and that these axes have different impacts depending on people's identities and social locations (Crenshaw, 1995;Garnets, 2002;Iglesias & Cormier, 2002). In the context of our study findings, intersectionality is a helpful concept to understand the meanings and lived experiences tied to stress and coping for individuals because issues of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other axes of power in society are inseparable.…”

The Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Social Class in Counseling: Examining Selves in Cultural Contexts

“…Research that details the intersections among various cultural variables has done so through the lens of pervasive operating social systems such as racism, classism, sexism, and ethnocentrism (Bhatia & Ram, 2001;Collins, 1998;Constantine, 2001;Hall, Lopez, & Bansal, 2001;Leach & Sullivan, 2001;Schmitt, 1988). In examining the function of capitalism in this nation, Schmitt asserted that it is intimately related to racism and sexism in that capitalism is dependent on the notions of racialism and patriarchy.…”