BEST FRIENDS: THE PLEASURES AND PERILS OF GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S FRIENDSHIPS

Book ID/图书代码： 06830013B60929

English Summary/英文概要： Best Friends provides the missing link to understanding and recognizing the impact of some of the most important relationships in girls’ and women’s lives.

Every woman remembers the sting of betrayal of a girlfriend, and every parent of a daughter has seen her come home from school in tears because a girl she thought was her best friend suddenly and inexplicably became her enemy. While boys hash out differences with fists and kicks, girls’ societies are marked by secrets and whispers and shifting affection. The lessons learned as an adolescent girl are often carried into adulthood, making women fear confrontation--especially with other women. But the intensity of the struggles reflects the support and healing to be found within these friendships. Girls find themselves in the mirror of other girls, hence the power each has to influence the other.

Ruthellen Josselson and Terri Apter’s many years of working with hundreds of girls and women have given them insight into the emotionally important relationships that are integral to a girl’s self-image. Best Friends explores the bonds of friendship between girls and between women and the sorrows and joys they experience together, from early adolescence and throughout their lives.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《最好的朋友》為理解和認識女孩和女人的生命中最重要的幾段關係所產生的影響補上了缺失的一環。
每個女人都記得被女友背叛時心理上刺痛的感覺，家中有女的家長們看到他們的女兒流著眼淚從學校回家，因為他們女兒心中認為是最好的朋友的那個人突然令人費解地變成她的敵人。當男生們之間用拳腳來達成一致的時候，女孩們的之間社交就是由秘密、悄悄話和感情的交換充滿的。女孩年輕時接受的教訓往往能影響到她們成年後，導致她害怕發生衝突---尤其是和其他女人。但這個種強烈的衝突也反映出，我們也能從這種友誼中找到支點和治愈的方法。女孩們能從別的女孩那裡看到自己的影子，這種力量使她們無形間互相影響。
兩位作者基於和上百位女孩和女人一起工作數年的經歷，深刻理解了一個事實，重要感情的建立是一個女孩自我形象的建立中重要的一環。從青少年時期開始，女孩和女人的最好的朋友關係讓她們同喜同憂，建立彼此的羈絆，一直到她們老去。(Flora)

Awards/获奖情况：作者們在這項突破性的研究中闡明，女人之間的友誼比其他任何關係(包括親子關係)都影響巨大和深刻…《最好的朋友》提供了很多有啟迪作用的經驗。——月份俱樂部
這本書提供了簡易有趣的研究，細數了女孩和女人之間友誼的喜和憂。——出版商週刊
作者們試圖激發人們強大的記憶力，闡明了女人之間所產生的巨大影響力。——圖書目錄
這本書將伴隨女孩和女人們成長和改變。——《A Certain Smile》的作者，Judith Michael
《最好的朋友》是一本豐富且引人入勝的文本，從十歲到成年的女性都能從此書中取得收穫和幫助。作者們發現了對於女孩和女人們來說，女人之間的友誼是她們一生的情感需要。——精神分析學家以及《Femininities, Masculinities, Sexualities》的作者，Nancy J. Chodorow
《最好的朋友》是一本令人讚歎的書，她能讓讀者理解女人友誼引人入勝的地方。—— 哈佛教育研究生院，副教授，Annie G. Rogers

[Apter and Josselson] argue in this breakthrough study, [that] the enormous formative impact of women’s friendships outweighs most other influences--even that of parents....Like its subjects, Best Friends is an illuminating experience.---Book of the Month Club

Both the joy and pain of friendship between adolescent girls and women are scrutinized in this interesting and accessible analysis.---Publishers Weekly

As Apter and Josselson trigger strong memories, they shed much-needed light on the profound influence young women have on each other.---Booklist

This book should become the constant companion of girls and women as they grow and change.---Judith Michael, author of A Certain Smile

Best Friends is a rich and engaging book that women from their ten years into adulthood will find revealing and helpful. The authors have found a deep truth in their descriptions of the lifelong emotional importance of friendship for girls and women.---Nancy J. Chodorow, psychoanalyst and author of Femininities, Masculinities, Sexualities

Best Friends is breathtaking in its promise of understanding what is compelling about female friendships.---Annie G. Rogers, associate professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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