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Have you ever been told that you're too girlish or too boyish? We are all potential targets of the gender police, some more so than others. And how did you respond? Did you hide or change or rebel or hurt or gleefully celebrate your style? Tomboys and Other Gender Heroes is a study that brings together gender stories from approximately 600 children and youth. Set in both urban and rural contexts, these young people show how their schools and communities respond to their bodies, passions, and imaginations. As one 13-year-old student expresses, My flowered jeans make me feel happy because they represent the sort of feminine side to me and at the same time show my masculine side. They also make me feel like I'm a part of a large force that stands up to bullying and criticism, to express themselves and to show the world that our lives have meaning. In this book, student writings are framed by teaching strategies and gender theory, featuring themes of sports, film, media, landscape,

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«This book should be required reading for future and current teachers.»
(Kimberly Fairchild, Sex Roles 2017)

Tomboys and Other Gender Heroes

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    A Paperback by Karleen Pendleton Jimenez, Karleen Pendleton Jiménez

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      Publisher Peter Lang Publishing Inc
      Published 1/25/2016 12:05:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781433126949
      978-1433126949
      ISBN-10 143312694X
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      Urban communities / city life

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Have you ever been told that you're too girlish or too boyish? We are all potential targets of the gender police, some more so than others. And how did you respond? Did you hide or change or rebel or hurt or gleefully celebrate your style? Tomboys and Other Gender Heroes is a study that brings together gender stories from approximately 600 children and youth. Set in both urban and rural contexts, these young people show how their schools and communities respond to their bodies, passions, and imaginations. As one 13-year-old student expresses, My flowered jeans make me feel happy because they represent the sort of feminine side to me and at the same time show my masculine side. They also make me feel like I'm a part of a large force that stands up to bullying and criticism, to express themselves and to show the world that our lives have meaning. In this book, student writings are framed by teaching strategies and gender theory, featuring themes of sports, film, media, landscape,

      Trade Review
      «This book should be required reading for future and current teachers.»
      (Kimberly Fairchild, Sex Roles 2017)

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