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Book SynopsisA fresh perspective on the issues behind everyday street fighting among urban girls.
Trade Review"Ness's interdisciplinary approach to the subject of street fighting among young women effectively orchestrates a dialogue between cultural, social-institutional, and psychological-theoretical analyses." -- Aimee Meredith Cox * Signs *
"Ness's book is well written, well organized, and thought provoking. The interdisciplinary foundation to her work offers insight and explanation that few other studies of its kind have conveyed." -- Lisa Pasko * American Journal of Sociology *
"Psychologist Ness offers compelling evidence for the cultural and structural reasons why inner-city girls fight." * Choice Magazine *
"This is a scholarly book in which a case is made for the heretofore undocumented reasons why girls maintain a fighting stance both in school and in the streets . . . The ten pages of references attest to the academically rigorous research that went into thisground-breaking book." -- Peggy Flemming * VOYA Library Magazine *
Table of ContentsPreface 1 Introduction 2 The City of Philadelphia and Female Youth Violence 3 Girls' Violent Behavior as Viewed from the Streets 4 The Reasons Girls Give for Fighting 5 Mothers, Daughters, and the Double-Generation Dynamic 6 Culture and Neighborhood institutions 7 Conclusion Notes References Index About the Author
