Adolescent Identity Struggle and the Role of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: A Case Study on “Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood”

Authors

Ana-Sofia Reyes, College of the Holy CrossFollow

Document Type

Campus Access Only

Publication Date

5-2017

First Advisor

Alison Bryant Ludden

Department

Psychology

Abstract

“Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood” is the story of a woman, named Koren Zailckas, who abused alcohol through high school and college and essentially had a turbulent romantic bond with alcohol. For my capstone, I used psychological theories on adolescent identity formation and research on the gendered experiences of girls and women in romantic relationships to analyze the aforementioned memoir. I came to the conclusion that authentic relationships are key to the mental and physical well being of adolescents.

Comments

Capstone for Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies concentration.

Presented at 2017 Academic Conference

Recommended Citation

Reyes, Ana-Sofia, "Adolescent Identity Struggle and the Role of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: A Case Study on “Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood”" (2017). Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Student Scholarship. 8.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/gsw_stu_scholarship/8