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Girls' violence : myths and realities /

"This critical collection brings together some of the best contemporary research on the perceived increase in girls' violence. With perspectives from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, the work challenges official definitions and media representations of girls an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Alder, Christine, 1950-, Worrall, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Colección:SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A contemporary crisis? / Christine Alder, Anne Worrall
  • Rough girls, 1880-1930 : the "recent" history of violent young women / Barry Godfrey
  • Twisted sisters, Ladettes and the new penology : the social construction of "violent girls" / Anne Worrall
  • Racism, "girl violence" and the murder of Reena Virk / Sheila Batacharya
  • Turbulent talk : girls' making sense of violence / Michele Burman
  • Capturing girls' experiences of "community violence" in the United States / Laurie Schaffner
  • Coming out to play? : young women and violence on the street / Jenny J. Pearce
  • Violence in the schoolyard : school girls' use of violence / Sibylle Artz
  • Situational effects of gender inequality on girls' participation in violence / Jody Miller, Norman A. White
  • Glossary of UK/Australian terms by chapter.