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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

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Anthropology

• Full title: Hidden Life of Girls - Games of Stance Status and Exclusion
• Author: Marjorie Harnes Goodwin
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342
• EAN: 9780631234258
• ISBN: 063123425X
• ID: 04111043
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 604 g
• Dimensions: 248 × 172 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. November 2006

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