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Why Girls Fight : Female Youth Violence in the Inner City.

In low-income U.S. cities, street fights between teenage girls are common. These fights take place at school, on street corners, or in parks, when one girl provokes another to the point that she must either "step up" or be labeled a "punk." Typically, when girls engage in violenc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ness, Cindy D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In low-income U.S. cities, street fights between teenage girls are common. These fights take place at school, on street corners, or in parks, when one girl provokes another to the point that she must either "step up" or be labeled a "punk." Typically, when girls engage in violence that is not strictly self-defense, they are labeled "delinquent," their actions taken as a sign of emotional pathology. However, in Why Girls Fight, Cindy D. Ness demonstrates that in poor urban areas this kind of street fighting is seen as a normal part of girlhood and a necessary way to earn respect among peers, a
Descripción Física:1 online resource (200 pages)
ISBN:9780814759073
0814759076