Synopses & Reviews
"Belongs on every woman's bookshelf in between
Our Bodies, Ourselves and
What Color is Your Parachute? Essential!"
Allison Wildridge, Associate Director of Residence Life for Student Development, The College of William and Mary
Refreshingly free of jargon and platitudes, it goes right to the heart of the key issues facing women college students today. Whether her subject is family ties, sexual harassment or socioeconomic class, the treatment is inclusive and honest, and her tone is respectful. Reading this book is like having the perfect conversation with an older sister. I recommend it highly for women college students and for those who work with them."
Gladys Rodriguez, Associate Dean of Students University of Massachusetts, Amherst
"Weinberg's 20-plus years of experience on college campuses are evident throughout this guide, which will benefit all women about to enter college."
Library Journal
"Carol Weinberg provides a mentoring voice that anticipates the emotional growth and survival needs of contemporary college women. I'll definitely recommend this book to students."
Kathy Hotelling, Ph.D., Psychologist and Director of Counseling and Student Development Center, Northern Illinois University
"Weinberg's advice is sound and based on not only practical experience, but on her own good judgement. The Suggested Readings and Resources section will provide a tremendous boost to women hoping to get the most out of their college experience."
Sidonia M. Dalby, Associate Director of Admission, Smith College, co-author of The Transfer Student's Guide to Changing Colleges
"One of the most comprehensive resources around. It will be mandatory for all my staff members and strongly recommended for all our new students. The Complete Handbook for College Women addresses all the issues with which I have seen college women struggle. This is the handbook noone should be without."
Folly Patterson, Assistant Dean of Students, Scripps College
"An ambitious, comprehensive, and personal guide which is as useful for college-bound seniors and undergraduate as it is informative for parents and college counselors. One of the few, if not the only one, of its kind--it covers an arrage of `life issues' thus making it an important complement to a student's academic pursuits."
Bekki Lee, Associate Dean of Students, Amherst College
Increasingly, college is portrayed as posing as many perils for young women as it does opportunities and challenges. The cover of The New York Times Magazine tells us that "Crime Turns The Campus into an Armed Campr" at the same time that dozens of schools experience painful racial upheavals. Date rape, eating disorders, drugs and alcohol, hate crimes, the recent firestorm over political correctnessall have combined recently to make college seem a daunting, even threatening experience.
This need not be so, says Carol Weinberg, and in The Complete Handbook for College Women she provides concrete, incisive advice to help young women make the most of their college experience.
Away from home for the first time, in an unfamiliar environment, paired with a stranger as a roommate, the college student faces a number of imposing academic and social challenges. As an experienced college administrator who has spent over twenty years working with students at a range of colleges, Weinberg is an ideally suited guide to help young women navigate their way through what may well be the most formative experience of their lives. Written in a straight-forward, personable manner, The Complete Handbook for College Women is must reading for both college- bound women and students already at school, as well as a valuable guide for administrators, parents, and anyone involved with higher education.
Issues discussed include: first arrival and issues of independence and responsibility; family ties and loneliness; assertiveness and conflict resolution; physical and emotional health; eating disorders; alcohol and drugs; codependency; sexuality; sexual harassment; sexual abuse, rape, and personal safety; and the many components of living in a diverse environment, such as ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, class, disability, age, and appearance.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Arrival: Independence, Freedom, and Responsibility
2. Family Ties
3. Assertiveness and Conflict Resolution
4. Taking Care of Yourself
5. Eating Disorders
6. Alcohol and Drugs
7. Codependency
8. Sexuality
9. Sexual Harassment
10. Sexual Abuse, Rape, and Personal Safety
11. Living in a Diverse Environment
12. Ethnicity and Culture
13. Religion
14. Sexual Orientation
15. Socioeconomic Class
16. Disabilities
17. Size and Appearance
18. Age
Notes
Index
Review
"Belongs on every woman's bookshelf in between Our Bodies, Ourselves and What Color is Your Parachute? Essential!"-Allison Wildridge,Associate Director of Residence Life for Student Development, The College of William and Mary
Review
"Carol Weinberg provides a mentoring voice that anticipates the emotional growth and survival needs of contemporary college women. I'll definitely recommend this book to students." -Kathy Hotelling, Ph.D.,Psychologist and Director of Counseling and Student Development Center, Northern Illinois University
Review
"Weinberg's 20-plus years of experience on college campuses are evident throughout this guide, which will benefit all women about to enter college." -Library Journal,
Review
"Weinberg's advice is sound and based on not only practical experience, but on her own good judgement. The Suggested Readings and Resources section will provide a tremendous boost to women hoping to get the most out of their college experience."-Sidonia M. Dalby,Associate Director of Admission, Smith College, co-author of The Transfer Student's Guide to Changing Colleges
Review
"Belongs on every woman's bookshelf in between Our Bodies, Ourselves and What Color is Your Parachute? Essential!"
"Refreshingly free of jargon and platitudes, it goes right to the heart of the key issues facing women college students today. Whether her subject is family ties, sexual harassment or socioeconomic class, the treatment is inclusive and honest, and her tone is respectful. Reading this book is like having the perfect conversation with an older sister. I recommend it highly for women college students and for those who work with them."
"Weinberg's 20-plus years of experience on college campuses are evident throughout this guide, which will benefit all women about to enter college."
"Carol Weinberg provides a mentoring voice that anticipates the emotional growth and survival needs of contemporary college women. I'll definitely recommend this book to students."
"Weinberg's advice is sound and based on not only practical experience, but on her own good judgement. The Suggested Readings and Resources section will provide a tremendous boost to women hoping to get the most out of their college experience."
Review
"Refreshingly free of jargon and platitudes, it goes right to the heart of the key issues facing women college students today. Whether her subject is family ties, sexual harassment or socioeconomic class, the treatment is inclusive and honest, and her tone is respectful. Reading this book is like having the perfect conversation with an older sister. I recommend it highly for women college students and for those who work with them."-Gladys Rodriguez,Associate Dean of Students University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Review
"The occasional flashes of insight and the unique perspectives of the participants make this book invaluable for students doing research on the judicial process."-CHOICE,
Review
"Fascinating, spirited, and unique. This unusual book offers fresh illumination about what judges do and why they do it."-Cass R. Sunstein,University of Chicago
Review
"The format suggests that one has been invited into a special, high-level conversation where we can glimpse the uncensored converstation of thoughtful and seasoned jurists."-The Law and Politics Book Review,
Synopsis
Increasingly, college is portrayed as posing as many perils for young women as it does opportunities and challenges. The cover of
The New York Times Magazine tells us that "Crime Turns The Campus into an Armed Campr" at the same time that dozens of schools experience painful racial upheavals. Date rape, eating disorders, drugs and alcohol, hate crimes, the recent firestorm over political correctnessall have combined recently to make college seem a daunting, even threatening experience.
This need not be so, says Carol Weinberg, and in The Complete Handbook for College Women she provides concrete, incisive advice to help young women make the most of their college experience.
Away from home for the first time, in an unfamiliar environment, paired with a stranger as a roommate, the college student faces a number of imposing academic and social challenges. As an experienced college administrator who has spent over twenty years working with students at a range of colleges, Weinberg is an ideally suited guide to help young women navigate their way through what may well be the most formative experience of their lives. Written in a straight-forward, personable manner, The Complete Handbook for College Women is must reading for both college- bound women and students already at school, as well as a valuable guide for administrators, parents, and anyone involved with higher education.
Issues discussed include: first arrival and issues of independence and responsibility; family ties and loneliness; assertiveness and conflict resolution; physical and emotional health; eating disorders; alcohol and drugs; codependency; sexuality; sexual harassment; sexual abuse, rape, and personal safety; and the many components of living in a diverse environment, such as ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, class, disability, age, and appearance.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Arrival: Independence, Freedom, and Responsibility
2. Family Ties
3. Assertiveness and Conflict Resolution
4. Taking Care of Yourself
5. Eating Disorders
6. Alcohol and Drugs
7. Codependency
8. Sexuality
9. Sexual Harassment
10. Sexual Abuse, Rape, and Personal Safety
11. Living in a Diverse Environment
12. Ethnicity and Culture
13. Religion
14. Sexual Orientation
15. Socioeconomic Class
16. Disabilities
17. Size and Appearance
18. Age
Notes
Index
Synopsis
Law, politics, and society in the modern West have been marked by the increasing power of the judge: the development of constitutional justice, the evolution of international judiciaries, and judicial systems that extend even further into social life. Judges make decisions that not only enforce the law, but also codify the values of our times.
In the summer of 2000, an esteemed group of judges and legal scholars met in Provence, France, to consider the role of the judge in modern society. They included Robert Badinter, former president of the Constitutional Council in France; Stephen Breyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; Antonio Cassese, the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; Dieter Grimm, former vice president of the Constitutional Court of Germany; Gil Carlos Rodriguez, president of the Court of Justice of the European Union; and Ronald Dworkin, formerly of Oxford University, now professor of philosophy and law at the New York University Law School. What followed was an animated discussion ranging from the influence of the media on the judiciary to the development of an international criminal law to the judge's consideration of the judge's own role. Judges in Contemporary Democracy offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the powers and the role of judges in today's society.
About the Author
Stephen Breyer is Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Robert Badinter is the former president of the Constitutional Council of France.
Table of Contents
Arrival: independence, freedom, and responsibility -- Family ties -- Assertiveness and conflict resolution -- Taking care of yourself -- Eating disorders -- Alcohol and drugs -- Codependency -- Sexuality -- Sexual harassment -- Sexual abuse, rape, and personal safety -- Living in a diverse environment -- Ethnicity and culture -- Religion -- Sexual orientation -- Socioeconomic class -- Disabilites -- Size and appearancae -- Age.