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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810847403321

Titolo

Girls' violence [[electronic resource] ] : myths and realities / / edited by Christine Alder and Anne Worrall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2004

ISBN

0-7914-8491-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology

Altri autori (Persone)

AlderChristine <1950->

WorrallAnne

Disciplina

364.36/082

Soggetti

Female juvenile delinquents

Female offenders

Teenage girls - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Girls' Violence: Myths and Realities""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter One - A Contemporary Crisis?""; ""Chapter Two - Rough Girls, 1880�1930: The “Recent� History of Violent Young Women""; ""Chapter Three - Twisted Sisters, Ladettes, and the New Penology: The Social Construction of “Violent Girls�""; ""Chapter Four - Racism, “Girl Violence,� and the Murder of Reena Virk""; ""Chapter Five - Turbulent Talk: Girls� Making Sense of Violence""; ""Chapter Six - Capturing Girls� Experiences of “Community Violence� in the United States""

""Chapter Seven - Coming Out to Play? Young Women and Violence on the Street""""Chapter Eight - Violence in the Schoolyard: School Girls� Use of Violence""; ""Chapter Nine - Situational Effects of Gender Inequality on Girls� Participation in Violence""; ""Glossary of UK/ Australian terms by chapter""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

A critical look at the perceived increase in girls' violence from a range of disciplinary and geographical perspectives.