Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth about Women and Rivalry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312334321)

Tripping the Prom Queen is a groundbreaking investigation into the dark secret of female friendship: rivalry.

Susan Shapiro Barash has exploded the myth that women help one another, are supportive of one another, and want each other to succeed. Based on interviews with women across a broad social spectrum, she has discovered that 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.
Whether you've tripped the prom queen or been tripped yourself, you will discover an engrossing exploration of this female phenomenon, as well as a beacon of hope for better, more fulfilling relationships.

Author: Susan Shapiro Barash
ISBN-10: 031233432X
ISBN-13: 9780312334321
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2000
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d