The Hidden Life of Girls: Games of Stance, Status, and Exclusion

Goodwin, Majorie Harness

Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association

In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, Goodwin offers a window into their complex social worlds.

• Combats stereotypes that have dominated theories on female moral development by challenging the notion that girls are inherently supportive of each other
• Examines the stances that girls on a playground in a multicultural school setting assume and shows how they position themselves in their peer groups
• Documents the language practices and degradation rituals used to sanction friends and to bully others
• Part of the Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture Series

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2006-12-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 9780631234241

ISBN-13: 9780631234241

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Dimensions: 249.50cm x178.50cm

Pages: 352