Talking Young Femininities [electronic resource] /
Pichler, P.author.
Talking Young Femininities explores the spontaneous talk of adolescent British girls from different socio-cultural backgrounds, examining the different discursive identities they negotiate in their talk, including the 'cool' private-school-girl, the 'tough' British Bangladeshi girl, and the 'sheltered' East End girl.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Transcription Conventions; 1 Girls' Talk as a Resource for Identity Construction; The discursive construction of (gender) identities; The girls' talk; Analysing girls' talk; Overview of chapters; Part I: Talking Young Femininities: Identity and the Interplay Between Gender, Ethnicity and Social Class; 2 Cool and Socially Aware Private-School Girls; 3 Sheltered but Independent East End Girls; 4 Tough and Respectable British Bangladeshi Girls; Part II: Sex Talk and the Construction of Young Femininities; 5 Self-disclosing Sex Talk: Self-determined Girls
6 Playful Sex Talk: 'Good Girls' and 'Bad Girls'7 Impersonal Sex Talk: Knowing Girls; 8 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Talking Young Femininities explores the spontaneous talk of adolescent British girls from different socio-cultural backgrounds, examining the different discursive identities they negotiate in their talk, including the 'cool' private-school-girl, the 'tough' British Bangladeshi girl, and the 'sheltered' East End girl.
Sociolinguistics.
Sociology.
Feminist theory.
Sociolinguistics.
Gender Studies.
Feminism.
Communication Studies.