{"product_id":"multicultural-girlhood-9781439907313","title":"Multicultural Girlhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow high school girls perpetuate social spaces of racism, misogyny, and gender stereotyping despite their best intentions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Given the institutionalization of multiculturalism, racialized school violence continues to baffle teachers, parents, and researchers alike. In Multicultural Girlhood, Mary Thomas addresses the question raised by the schoolgirls in her study: 'Why can't we just get along?' Her provocative answer draws attention to the investment that we all have in hierarchies of difference. This book is a must read for anyone concerned about the limitations of current multicultural policies and practices.\" -Dawn H. Currie, Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  1 Introduction  2 Banal Multiculturalism and Its Opaque Racisms: New Racial Ideals and the Limits of \"Getting Along\"  3 The Sexual Attraction of Racism: The Latent Desires of \"Boys Are stupid\"  4 The Pain of Segregation: School Territoriality, Racial Embodiment, and Paranoid Geographies  5 Geographies of Migrant Girlhood: Families and Racialization  6 What Girls Want at School: Surveillance, Care, and a Predictable Space  7 Conclusion  References  Index","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039838798167,"sku":"9781439907313","price":60.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439907313.jpg?v=1750945009","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/multicultural-girlhood-9781439907313","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}