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Girlfighting : Betrayal and Rejection among Girls.

For some time, reality TV, talk shows, soap-operas, and sitcoms have turned their spotlights on women and girls who thrive on competition and nastiness. Few fairytales lack the evil stepmother, wicked witch, or jealous sister. Even cartoons feature mean and sassy girls who only become sweet and inno...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Brown, Lyn Mikel, 1956-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : NYU Press, 2003.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:For some time, reality TV, talk shows, soap-operas, and sitcoms have turned their spotlights on women and girls who thrive on competition and nastiness. Few fairytales lack the evil stepmother, wicked witch, or jealous sister. Even cartoons feature mean and sassy girls who only become sweet and innocent when adults appear. And recently, popular books and magazines have turned their gaze away from ways of positively influencing girls' independence and self-esteem and towards the topic of girls' meanness to other girls. What does this say about the way our culture views girlhood? How much do the.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (272 pages)
ISBN:9780814739112
0814739113