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Girls' violence : myths and realities / edited by Christine Alder and Anne Worrall.

Contributor(s): Series: SUNY series in women, crime, and criminologyPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.Description: ix, 212 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0791461092 (hardcover)
  • 0791461106 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.36/082 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6046 .G565 2004
Contents:
A contemporary crisis? / Christine Alder and Anne Worrall -- Rough girls, 1880-1930 : the "recent" history of violent young women / Barry Godfrey -- Twisted sisters, Ladettes and the new penology : the social construction of "violent girls" / Anne Worrall -- Racism, "girl violence" and the murder of Reena Virk / Sheila Batacharya -- Turbulent talk : girls' making sense of violence / Michele Burman -- Capturing girls' experiences of "community violence" in the United States / Laurie Schaffner -- Coming out to play? : young women and violence on the street / Jenny J.Pearce -- Violence in the schoolyard : school girls' use of violence / Sibylle Artz -- Situational effects of gender inequality on girls' participation in violence / Jody Miller and Norman A. White -- Glossary of UK/Australian terms by chapter.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HV6046 .G565 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000747393

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A contemporary crisis? / Christine Alder and Anne Worrall -- Rough girls, 1880-1930 : the "recent" history of violent young women / Barry Godfrey -- Twisted sisters, Ladettes and the new penology : the social construction of "violent girls" / Anne Worrall -- Racism, "girl violence" and the murder of Reena Virk / Sheila Batacharya -- Turbulent talk : girls' making sense of violence / Michele Burman -- Capturing girls' experiences of "community violence" in the United States / Laurie Schaffner -- Coming out to play? : young women and violence on the street / Jenny J.Pearce -- Violence in the schoolyard : school girls' use of violence / Sibylle Artz -- Situational effects of gender inequality on girls' participation in violence / Jody Miller and Norman A. White -- Glossary of UK/Australian terms by chapter.

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