| Description |
294 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-286) and index. |
| Contents |
I: What's going on with girls? -- The new American girl gets physical -- To hit or not to hit: are girls and boys wired differently for aggression? -- II: How is culture changing the lives of girls? -- Girls unleashed -- From powder puff to powerpuff girls: how pop culture celebrates aggressive girls -- The evolution of mean: the new language of girl violence -- III: When things go from bad to worse for girls, then and now -- Cinderella strikes back: girls who are sad, mad, and hurt -- Girls who kill ... themselves or others -- IV: What now? -- Lifelines and safety nets: helping girls get physical without getting hurt or hurting other people -- Female aggression in the twenty-first century: what lies ahead for the new American girl? |
| Subject |
Girls -- United States -- Psychology.
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Girls. |
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United States. |
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Psychology. |
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Girls -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Violence in children -- United States.
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Violence in children. |
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Violence in adolescence -- United States.
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Violence in adolescence. |
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Girls. |
| ISBN |
9780143038689 |
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0143038680 |
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