Getting played
Subtitle: African American girls, urban inequality, and gendered violence
By: Jody Miller ; foreword by Ruth D. Peterson.
Series: New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780814756973; 9780814756980
Subjects: African American young women -- Violence against.; African American young women -- Abuse of.; African American young women -- Crimes against.; African American teenage girls -- Violence against.; African American teenage girls -- Abuse of.; African American teenage girls -- Crimes against.; Victims of violent crimes -- United States -- Psychology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-284) and index.
Table of contents: title: Perspectives on gender and urban violence; title: Gender 'n the 'hood : neighborhood violence against women and girls; title: Playin' too much : sexual harassment in school; title: Respect yourself, protect yourself : sexual coercion and violence; title: The playa' and the cool pose : gender and relationship violence; title: Conclusions and recommendations.