Future Girl: Young Women in the Twenty-First CenturyAnita Harris creates a realistic portrait of the "new girl" that has appeared in the twenty-first century--she may still play with Barbie, but she is also likely to play soccer or basketball, be assertive and may even be sexually aware, if not active. Building on this new definition, Harris explores the many key areas central to the lives of girls from a global perspective, such as girlspace, schools, work, aggression, sexuality and power. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER 1 THE CANDO GIRL VERSUS THE ATRISK GIRL | 13 |
Education and Employment in the New Economy | 37 |
CHAPTER 3 CITIZENSHIP AND THE SELFMADE GIRL | 61 |
School Halls and Shopping Malls | 93 |
The Incitement to Discourse | 119 |
CHAPTER 6 FUTURE GIRL POLITICS | 145 |
CONCLUSION | 177 |
Who Is a Girl? | 185 |
NOTES | 189 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 205 |
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