Feminism and Youth Culture (Youth questions) - Hardcover
A sociological examination of the influences and effects of various subcultural elements on adolescent girls from a feminist perspective.
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"As originally published, McRobbie's volume was a landmark work for taking seriously the culture of girls, particularly working-class white girls in England.."
-Gayle Wald, George Washington University/ Signs, 2004
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-Gayle Wald, George Washington University/ Signs, 2004
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Reviews: Reviews of the first edition:
'...always an elegant and lucid writer, Angela McRobbie is at her best doing cultural analysis.' - Mica Nava, Marxism Today
'Refreshingly prepared to break with convention, McRobbie's work is thoughtful, truthful and committed.' - Tribune
Contents: Introduction: A West Midlands Memoir
Girls and Subcultures; with J.Garber
Settling Accounts with Subcultures: A Feminist Critique
The Culture of Working-Class Girls
Jackie Magazine: Romantic Individualism and the Teenage Girl
Rock and Sexuality; with S.Frith
Teenage Mothers: A New Social State
Moral Panics in Multi-Mediated Social Worlds; with S.Thornton
Sweet Smell of Success? New Ways of Being Young Women
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0333452631
- ISBN 13 9780333452639
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages278
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