Girls like this, boys like that : the reproduction of gender in contemporary youth cultures /

What role does taste play in contemporary youth culture? How do young people reproduce, or alternatively, reject gender norms? Using new research and the work of renowned theorists such as Judith Butler and Pierre Bourdieu, Victoria Cann argues that popular culture affects young people's experi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cann, Victoria (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2018.
Series:Library of gender and popular culture ; 12.
Subjects:
Sex role in children.
Gender identity.
Rôle selon le sexe chez l'enfant.
Identité sexuelle.
sex role.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Mass media and youth.
Popular culture.
Sex in popular culture.
Youth.
Society.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Researching Youth Taste Cultures: The Study
  • 2. Fitting in at School: The Context of Youth Taste Cultures
  • 3. What is Gender? Theorising Gender and Young People's Lived Experiences
  • 4. Boys Like This: Masculinity and Appropriate Tastes for Boys
  • 5. Girls Like That: Femininity and Appropriate Tastes for Girls
  • 6. Living on the Edge: Regulating and Transgressing Gender Appropriate Taste
  • Conclusions and Recommendations.

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