Girls' Violence : Myths and Realities.

Girls' Violence: Myths and Realities -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One - A Contemporary Crisis? -- Chapter Two - Rough Girls, 1880-1930: The "Recent" History of Violent Young Women -- Chapter Three - Twisted Sisters, Ladettes, and the New Penology: The Social Construction of "Violent Girls" -- Chapter Four - Racism, "Girl Violence," and the Murder of Reena Virk -- Chapter Five - Turbulent Talk: Girls' Making Sense of Violence -- Chapter Six - Capturing Girls' Experiences of "Community Violence" in the United States -- Chapter Seven - Coming Out to Play? Young Women and Violence on the Street -- Chapter Eight - Violence in the Schoolyard: School Girls' Use of Violence -- Chapter Nine - Situational Effects of Gender Inequality on Girls' Participation in Violence -- Glossary of UK/ Australian terms by chapter -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

A critical look at the perceived increase in girls' violence from a range of disciplinary and geographical perspectives.

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