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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

The Hidden Life of Girls: Games of Stance, Status, and Exclusion

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 17/11/2006
    ISBN13: 9780631234258, 978-0631234258
    ISBN10: 063123425X

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , Dictionaries, Reference & Language

    Description

    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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