Why girls fight : female youth violence in the inner city /

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 violenc...

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Main Author:	Ness, Cindy D., 1959-
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:	Female juvenile delinquents > United States. Teenage girls > Psychology. Inner cities > United States. Minorities > United States > Psychology. Jeunes délinquantes > États-Unis. Adolescentes > Psychologie. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society. Female juvenile delinquents Inner cities Minorities > Psychology Teenage girls > Psychology United States Cindy. Fight. Ness. achievement. among. areas. attain. available. demonstrates. earn. easily. fighting. girlhood. girls. kind. legal. mastery. necessary. normal. opportunities. otherwise. part. peers. poor. respect. seen. self-esteem. sense. setting. social. street. that. this. urban. well. where. Electronic books.
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