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Best laid plans : women coming of age in uncertain times /
"Given the range of possibilities open to women today, what futures do adolescent women dream of and pursue? And how do social class and race inequalities play into their trajectories? Asking young women about aspirations in three areas--school, work, and family--Best Laid Plans shows how futur...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Given the range of possibilities open to women today, what futures do adolescent women dream of and pursue? And how do social class and race inequalities play into their trajectories? Asking young women about aspirations in three areas--school, work, and family--Best Laid Plans shows how future plans are framed by notions of gendered responsibilities and abilities. Examining the lives of poor, working-class, and middle-class Black and White young women as they navigate the transition to adulthood, sociologist Jessica Halliday Hardie shows anew what it means for girls to come of age. In particular, Hardie shows how social capital is not simply a resource for planning for the future, either possessed or lacked, but a structure whose form and function varies by race and social class. As these inequalities persist into adulthood, high aspirations, social capital, and careful planning bolster some young women while hindering others. Drawing on qualitative data from a five-year period, Best Laid Plans makes the case for why we need to move beyond the individual appeal to 'dream bigger' and 'plan better' into systematic changes that will put young people's aspirations within reach"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520970055 9780520970052 |