Tripping The Prom Queen: The Truth About Women And Rivalry
by Susan Shapiro Barash /
2006 / English / PDF
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Tripping the Prom Queen is an investigation of the dark secret of
female friendships-the deep vein of female rivalry. Based on
interviews with women across the social spectrum, Susan Shapiro
Barash has exploded the myth that women are generally supportive of
one another. In fact, the competition between women is more vicious
precisely because it is covert. She tells us: Why women can't and
won't admit to rivalry. How women are trained from an early age to
compete with one another. In which areas women most heatedly
compete. How rivalry is different among women than among men. The
differences between competition, envy, and jealousy. When
competition is healthy and when it isn't. Why women find it
irresistible to trip the prom queen. Useful strategies to stop the
competition and forge a new kind of relationship with other women.
Tripping the Prom Queen is an engrossing exploration of bad
behavior that all women will identify with, and a beacon of hope
for a better, more promising future.
Tripping the Prom Queen is an investigation of the dark secret of
female friendships-the deep vein of female rivalry. Based on
interviews with women across the social spectrum, Susan Shapiro
Barash has exploded the myth that women are generally supportive of
one another. In fact, the competition between women is more vicious
precisely because it is covert. She tells us: Why women can't and
won't admit to rivalry. How women are trained from an early age to
compete with one another. In which areas women most heatedly
compete. How rivalry is different among women than among men. The
differences between competition, envy, and jealousy. When
competition is healthy and when it isn't. Why women find it
irresistible to trip the prom queen. Useful strategies to stop the
competition and forge a new kind of relationship with other women.
Tripping the Prom Queen is an engrossing exploration of bad
behavior that all women will identify with, and a beacon of hope
for a better, more promising future.
