Rebel Girls : Youth Activism and Social Change Across the Americas.

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From anti-war walkouts to anarchist youth newspapers, rallies against educational privatization, and workshops on fair trade, teenage girls are active participants and leaders in a variety of social movements. Rebel Girls: Youth Activism and Social Change Across the Americas illuminates the experien...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taft, Jessica K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Youth movements > America.
Women in community organization > America.
Teenage girls > Political activity > America.
Youth > Political activity > America.
Social action > America.
Mouvements de jeunesse > Amérique.
Femmes dans l'organisation communautaire > Amérique.
Adolescentes > Activité politique > Amérique.
Jeunesse > Activité politique > Amérique.
Action sociale > Amérique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Social action
Women in community organization
Youth movements
Youth > Political activity
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Child & Youth Development.
America
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Growing Up and Rising Up; PART 1: BUILDING THE ACTIVIST IDENTITY; 2 We Are Not Ophelia: Empowerment and Activist Identities; 3 We Are Not the Future: Claiming Youth Authority; 4 We Are Not Girls: Escaping and Defining Girlhood; PART 2: MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN; 5 The Street Is Our Classroom: A Politics of Learning; 6 Join the Party: A Politics of Participation; 7 We've Got Spirit: A Politics of Hope; 8 Conclusion: Still Rising; Methodological Appendix; Demographic Tables; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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