The hidden life of girls : games of stance, status, and exclusion / Marjorie Harness Goodwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodwin, Marjorie Harness.

Series:

Blackwell studies in discourse and culture.

Blackwell studies in discourse and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Girls--Social networks--Case studies.

Girls.

Girls--Psychology--Case studies.

Social interaction in children--Case studies.

Social interaction in children.

Interpersonal relations in children--Case studies.

Interpersonal relations in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, Goodwin offers a window into their complex social worlds. Combats stereotypes that have dominated theories on female moral development by challenging the notion that girls are inherently supportive of each other Examines the stances that girls on a playground in a multicultural school setting assume and shows how they position themselves in their peer groups Documents the language practices and degradation rit

Contents:

Multimodality, conflict, and rationality in girls' games

Social dimensions of a popular girls' clique

Social organization, opposition, and directives in the game of jump rope

Language practices for indexing social status : stories, descriptions, brags, and comparisons

Stance and structure in assessment and gossip activity

Constructing social difference and exclusion in girls' groups.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-316) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610850815

9781280850813

1280850817

9780470706930

0470706937

9780470773567

0470773561

9781405178297

1405178299

OCLC:

437178890