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Book Synopsis In recent decades, large-scale social changes have taken place in Europe. Ranging from neoliberal social policies to globalization and the growth of EU, these changes have significantly affected the conditions in which girls shape their lives. Living Like a Girl explores the relationship between changing social conditions and girls’ agency, with a particular focus on social services such as school programs and compulsory institutional care. The contributions in this collected volume seek to expand our understanding of contemporary European girlhood by demonstrating how social problems are managed in different cultural contexts, political and social systems.
Trade Review “This collection truly captures what it means to live like a girl in contemporary Europe, and it is sure to be a key resource for scholars working in the area for years to come.” • Fiona Vera-Gray, Durham University
Table of Contents List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction: Introducing the Lives of Girls in a European Context and Beyond: Agency, Social Vulnerability and Welfare Measures
Linda Arnell and Maria A. Vogel
PART I: AGENCY AND EMBODIMENT: GIRLS GENDERED EXPERIENCES OF VULNERABILITY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Chapter 1. Girlhood and Agency in a Turbulent Society: Russian Girls Caught in the Maze of a Conservative Turn
Olga Zdravomyslova and Elena Onegina
Chapter 2. Just Ordinary: Self-Surveillance in Relation to Gender and (Dis)Ability Norms
Kamilla Peuravaara
Chapter 3. Youth Consumption, Agency and Signs of Girlhood: Rethinking Young Italian Females’ Lifestyles
Geraldina Roberti
Chapter 4. 'Good Girl': Israeli Ethiopian Girls Negotiate Their Blackness
Sigal Oppenhaim-Shachar
Chapter 5. Fighting Like a Boy? Victimization and Agency in the Lives of Young Women Who Offend
Susan A. Batchelor
PART II: TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD: GIRLS' PROSPECTS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND FAMILY
Chapter 6. Poor Educational Attainment, Training Opportunities, and Transitions to Adulthood: The Case of Young Spanish Women
Elena Quintana-Murci, María Tugores-Ques and Francesca Salvà-Mut
Chapter 7. Transitions of Young Women from Education to Employment in Croatia: Social Reproduction at Work
Dunja Potocnik
Chapter 8. Study Counselling Experiences and Educational Choice-Making of Girls with Migrant Backgrounds in the Context of Finnish General Upper Secondary Education
Linda Maria Laaksonen, Anna-Maija Niemi and Markku Jahnukainen
Chapter 9. ’We Can’t Keep Her Here, She’s Too Bad’: Understanding the Role of Inclusion Programmes in Working-Class Girls' Post-School Trajectories
Hannah Walters
PART III: SUPPORT AND CONTROL: WELFARE MEASURES HANDLING GIRLS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
Chapter 10. Becoming a 'Football Girl': On Disidentification and Appropriation of Gender Norms and Hierarchies in Sports-Based Interventions in the Swedish Urban Periphery
Magnus Dahlstedt, David Ekholm and Julia Rönnbäck
Chapter 11. 'Really, I Can Take Care of Myself': Protection and Care in Danish Secure Institutions
Ann-Karina Henriksen
Chapter 12. Girlhood Incarcerated: Perspectives from Secure Care
Annie Crowley, Anna Schliehe and Maria A. Vogel
Conclusion: (How) Can You Live Like a Girl?: Summing Up Differences and Similarities
Maria A. Vogel & Linda Arnell
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