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The Hidden Life of Girls
Marjorie Harness Goodwin
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Description for The Hidden Life of Girls
Paperback. * 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. Series: Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association
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
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture
Condition
New
Weight
631g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631234258
SKU
V9780631234258
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99-50
About Marjorie Harness Goodwin
Marjorie Harness Goodwin is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at UCLA. She is the author of the now-classic He-Said, She-Said: Talk as Social Organization among Black Children (1991). Her primary research interests are on the ethnography of communication, human interaction, conversation analysis, language and gender, workplace ethnography, and children's social organization.
Reviews for The Hidden Life of Girls
“Important [and] groundbreaking work, combining ethnography and the close study of social interaction. Written with wonderfully clear prose, it will make an excellent textbook for undergraduate courses on language and social interaction, the ethnography of communication, and linguistic anthropology. I can attest also to its appropriateness for graduate level classes-I found that it prompted extensive discussion on a wide range ... Read more