See Jane hit : why girls are growing more violent and what we can do about it / James Garbarino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garbarino, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Girls--United States--Psychology.

Girls.

Girls--United States--Social conditions.

Violence in children--United States.

Violence in children.

Violence in adolescence.

United States.

Violence in adolescence--United States.

Girls--Psychology.

Girls--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

294 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Books, 2007.

Summary:

Juvenile violence is no longer just a boy's problem. Twenty-five years ago almost ten boys were arrested for assault for every one girl. Now the ratio is four to one, and it's dropping. See Jane Hit is the first broad examination of this heretofore hidden epidemic. Drawing on his own clinical experience and an incisive analysis of American culture, James Garbarino identifies the factors-many of them essentially positive-that have led to a rise in girls' violence. He also offers a clear-eyed, compassionate prescription for the things we can do to help girls channel their aggressive impulses.

Contents:

I: What's going on with girls?

The new American girl gets physical

To hit or not to hit: are girls and boys wired differently for aggression?

II: How is culture changing the lives of girls?

Girls unleashed

From powder puff to powerpuff girls: how pop culture celebrates aggressive girls

The evolution of mean: the new language of girl violence

III: When things go from bad to worse for girls, then and now

Cinderella strikes back: girls who are sad, mad, and hurt

Girls who kill ... themselves or others

IV: What now?

Lifelines and safety nets: helping girls get physical without getting hurt or hurting other people

Female aggression in the twenty-first century: what lies ahead for the new American girl?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-286) and index.

ISBN:

9780143038689

0143038680

OCLC:

86074576