Smart Girls: Success, School, and the Myth of Post-Feminism - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shauna Pomerantz, Rebecca RabyTheme:Sex & Gender/FemininePublish date:1/3/2017Pages:296
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520284159ISBN-10:0520284151UPC:9780520284159Book Category:Social Science, EducationBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsSize:8.25 x 5.50 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.363Product ID:SC4NADVMQ3
Are girls taking over the world? It would appear so, based on magazine covers, news headlines, and popular books touting girls' academic success. Girls are said to outperform boys in high school exams, university entrance and graduation rates, and professional certification. As a result, many in Western society assume that girls no longer need support. But in spite of the messages of post-feminism and neoliberal individualism that tell girls they can have it all, the reality is far more complicated. Smart Girls investigates how academically successful girls deal with stress, the "supergirl" drive for perfection, race and class issues, and the sexism that is still present in schools. Describing girls' varied everyday experiences, including negotiations of traditional gender norms, Shauna Pomerantz and Rebecca Raby show how teachers, administrators, parents, and media commentators can help smart girls thrive while working toward straight As and a bright future.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520284159ISBN-10:0520284151UPC:9780520284159Book Category:Social Science, EducationBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsSize:8.25 x 5.50 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.363Product ID:SC4NADVMQ3
Shauna Pomerantz is Associate Professor of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. She is the author of Girls, Style, and School Identities: Dressing the Part and the coauthor of "Girl Power" Girls Reinventing Girlhood. Rebecca Raby is Professor of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. She is the author of School Rules: Obedience, Discipline, and Elusive Democracy and the coeditor of Power and Everyday Practices.
Publisher: University of California Press
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