Owning Up

Rosalind Wiseman is the founder of Cultures of Dignity, an organization that shifts the way communities think about our physical and emotional well-being by working in close partnership with the experts of those communities—young people, educators, policy makers, and business and political leaders. Her other recent Corwin publication is Owning Up: Empowering Adolescents to Create Cultures of Dignity and Confront Social Cruelty and Injustice (2020), a comprehensive social justice program for grades 4-12 which is in widespread use across the world. She is the author of the New York Times Best Sellers Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, the groundbreaking book that was the basis for the movie and Broadway Musical Mean Girls; and Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World, which addresses the social lives of boys and was awarded Best Parenting Book by Books for a Better Life.  Follow her on Twitter at @cultureodignity.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Sessions
1. Getting Started: And (Hopefully) Not Wasting Your Time
2. Getting Out of the Box: Are We Boxed Into Gender Norms?
3. Just Kidding: Why Are We Really Laughing?
4. SEAL: I Know What the Problem Is, but How Do I Fix It?
5. The Power of Gossip: They Said What?!
6. Reputations and Double Standards: Keep It? Lose It? Change It?
7. The Power of Groups: Friendships, Strategic Alliances, or Both?
8. Creating Your Style: Brand Names and Price Tags
9. Managing Technology: Posts, Profiles, and Platforms
10. The Mirror: Why Do I Try to Look Like This?
11. Race and Bias: What Do We Really See?
12. Facing Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Did I Say Something Wrong?
13. Finding Support: Don’t Go It Alone
14. Crushes and Rejection: Do They Like Me?
15. Recognizing and Respecting Boundaries: How Far Is Too Far?
16. Sexual Harassment: It’s Complicated
17. Concluding the Program: Please Say You Learned Something!
Appendices
A. Pretest/Posttest Surveys
B. Starting the School Year Right: How Do We Address Bullying at Our School?
C. Letter to Parent or Guardian of a Child Who Is Bullying
D. Letter From Parent or Guardian Whose Child Is Being Bullied
E. Friendship Bill of Rights
F. Handout for Interviewing an Adult
G. Act Like a Girl and Act Like a Boy Handouts
H. Questions for the Beach Ball Exercise
I. Group Roles: Pros and Cons
J. Eating Disorders Handout
K. I Am . . .
Resources