{"product_id":"living-like-a-girl-agency-social-vulnerability-and-welfare-measures-in-europe-and-beyond-9781800731479","title":"Living Like a Girl: Agency, Social Vulnerability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn 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. \u003cem\u003eLiving Like a Girl\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“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.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Fiona Vera-Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e, Durham University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tList of abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Introducing the Lives of Girls in a European Context and Beyond: Agency, Social Vulnerability and Welfare Measures\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLinda Arnell and Maria A. Vogel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: AGENCY AND EMBODIMENT: GIRLS GENDERED EXPERIENCES OF VULNERABILITY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Girlhood and Agency in a Turbulent Society: Russian Girls Caught in the Maze of a Conservative Turn\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eOlga Zdravomyslova and Elena Onegina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Just Ordinary: Self-Surveillance in Relation to Gender and (Dis)Ability Norms\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKamilla Peuravaara\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Youth Consumption, Agency and Signs of Girlhood: Rethinking Young Italian Females’ Lifestyles\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeraldina Roberti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Good Girl': Israeli Ethiopian Girls Negotiate Their Blackness\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSigal Oppenhaim-Shachar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fighting Like a Boy? Victimization and Agency in the Lives of Young Women Who Offend\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSusan A. Batchelor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD: GIRLS' PROSPECTS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND FAMILY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Poor Educational Attainment, Training Opportunities, and Transitions to Adulthood: The Case of Young Spanish Women\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElena Quintana-Murci, María Tugores-Ques and Francesca Salvà-Mut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Transitions of Young Women from Education to Employment in Croatia: Social Reproduction at Work\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDunja Potocnik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Study Counselling Experiences and Educational Choice-Making of Girls with Migrant Backgrounds in the Context of Finnish General Upper Secondary Education\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLinda Maria Laaksonen, Anna-Maija Niemi and Markku Jahnukainen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e ’We Can’t Keep Her Here, She’s Too Bad’: Understanding the Role of Inclusion Programmes in Working-Class Girls' Post-School Trajectories\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHannah Walters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: SUPPORT AND CONTROL: WELFARE MEASURES HANDLING GIRLS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Becoming a 'Football Girl': On Disidentification and Appropriation of Gender Norms and Hierarchies in Sports-Based Interventions in the Swedish Urban Periphery\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMagnus Dahlstedt, David Ekholm and Julia Rönnbäck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Really, I Can Take Care of Myself': Protection and Care in Danish Secure Institutions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnn-Karina Henriksen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Girlhood Incarcerated: Perspectives from Secure Care\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnnie Crowley, Anna Schliehe and Maria A. Vogel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e (How) Can You Live Like a Girl?: Summing Up Differences and Similarities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMaria A. Vogel \u0026amp; Linda Arnell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042740339031,"sku":"9781800731479","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800731479.jpg?v=1750955417","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/living-like-a-girl-agency-social-vulnerability-and-welfare-measures-in-europe-and-beyond-9781800731479","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}