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Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The City of Philadelphia and Female Youth Violence; 3 Girls' Violent Behavior as Viewed from the Streets; 4 The Reasons Girls Give for Fighting; 5 Mothers, Daughters, and the Double-Generation Dynamic; 6 Culture and Neighborhood Institutions; 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author. |
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In low-income U.S. cities, street fights between teenage girls are common. These fights take place at school, on street corners, or in parks, when one girl provokes another to the point that she must either "step up" or be labeled a "punk." Typically, when girls engage in violence that is not strictly self-defense, they are labeled "delinquent," their actions taken as a sign of emotional pathology. However, in Why Girls Fight, Cindy D. Ness demonstrates that in poor urban areas this kind of street fighting is seen as a normal part of girlhood and a necessary way to earn respect among peers, a |
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Print version record. |
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Female juvenile delinquents -- United States.
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Teenage girls -- Psychology.
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Inner cities -- United States.
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Minorities -- United States -- Psychology.
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Jeunes délinquantes -- États-Unis.
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Adolescentes -- Psychologie.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
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Female juvenile delinquents
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Inner cities
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Minorities -- Psychology
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Teenage girls -- Psychology
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ness, Cindy D. Why Girls Fight : Female Youth Violence in the Inner City. New York : NYU Press, ©2010 9780814758403 |
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9780814759073 (electronic bk.) |
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0814759076 (electronic bk.) |
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AU@ 000055798176 |
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DEBSZ 456492429 |
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