 
The Hidden Life of Girls: Games of Stance, Status, and Exclusion
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7829-7
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344 pages
April 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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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 rituals used to sanction friends and to bully others.
* 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 rituals used to sanction friends and to bully others.
