Transgressing gender? : a study of girls in gangs

This study is an investigation into how young women construct and understand their participation in delinquent groups. Although such gangs are commonly seen as expressive or constitutive of masculinity, the girls of this research viewed their gang involvement as forging distinct femininities. In-dep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walter, Isabel
Published: London South Bank University 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310064