Getting Played
Subtitle: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence
Publisher: NYU Press; New York University Press
Published: March 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780814756980
Subjects: Juvenile offenders; Women's studies; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Abuse - General; Criminology; Violence in Society; Social Science / African-American Studies; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Gender Studies
Description: "Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and even gang rape are not uncommon experiences for many African American girls living in poor urban neighborhoods. In Getting Played, Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of how inextricably linked such violence is to their daily lives. Drawing from richly textured interviews with adolescent girls and boys, Miller brings a keen eye to how urban neglect and gender inequality coalesce to structure girls' risks for gendered violence. Her analysis shows how young women struggle to navigate this dangerous terrain despite vastly inadequate social and institutional support."--Back cover.