Beyond Bad Girls : Gender, Violence and Hype

by Katherine Irwin , Meda Chesney-Lind

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 0415948282

ISBN-13 9780415948289

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 31st, 2007

Print length 248 Pages

Weight 344 grams

Dimensions 22.80 x 15.30 x 6.30 cms

Product Classification: Regional studies Gender studies, gender groups Sociology

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Challenges the characterization of the 'bad girl' arguing that it is only an attempt to punish girls who are not the stereotypical depiction of good. This book exposes the formal and informal systems of socio-cultural control imposed on girls.

In this important new work, two respected criminologists challenge the characterization of the new ''bad girl'' arguing that it is only a new attempt to punish girls who are not the stereotypical depiction of good. Through interviews with young women, educators and people in the criminal justice system, Beyond Bad Girls exposes the formal and informal systems of socio-cultural control imposed on girls.

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