Young Femininity: Girlhood, Power and Social Change - Hardcover

Aapola, Sinikka; Gonick, Marnina; Harris, Anita

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9780333965115: Young Femininity: Girlhood, Power and Social Change

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ISBN 10: 0333965116 ISBN 13: 9780333965115

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2004

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This text draws on international work to do with femininity, identity and youth cultures to explore how girlhood is defined and portrayed in contemporary theoretical and popular discourses, and to examine how young women from different social backgrounds and cultural contexts negotiate their gendered identities. Encompassing topics such as sexuality, the body, friendship, family, education, work and citizenship, this is an appealing and wide-ranging text for students of sociology, gender studies and cultural studies.

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About the Author:

SINIKKA AAPOLA is a Researcher in the Department of Sociology at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

MARNINA GONICK is a Sociologist specializing in educational sociology and media studies. She is Assistant Professor, Education and Women's Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USA.

ANITA HARRIS is a Political Scientist specializing in feminist theory. She lectures in the Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Australia.

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