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there is something terribly wrong with group identifications that produce excuses for this distorted thinking and deadly brutality.
Sarah Schulman • Conflict Is Not Abuse
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Michelle Obama • Becoming
We need to give girls credit for the sophistication of their social structures. Our best politicians and diplomats can’t match a girl who understands the social intrigue and political landscape that lead to power. Cliques are sophisticated, complex, and multilayered, and every girl has a role within them. However, positions in cliques aren’t static
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We’re teaching kids how to hide under their desks at school in case of an intruder, but we’re not teaching them how to handle a family member who disappoints them. We’ve got lessons upon lessons on bullying prevention, but we’re not teaching them healthy conflict resolution.
Sissy Goff • Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World
If she’s with the Queen Bee too long, she may forget she ever had her own opinion. Her sense of self and identity is entirely formed around her alliance
Rosalind Wiseman • Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World
The Girl Nobody Wants: A Shocking True Story of Child Abuse in Ireland: Her story is one of resilience, survival, and enduring emotional scars
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Sarah Schulman in Conflict Is Not Abuse. “If conflicted people were expected and encouraged to produce complex understandings of their relationships, then people could be expected to negotiate, instead of having to justify their pain through inflated charges of victimization. And it is in the best interest of us all to try to consciously move to th
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