Why girls fight
Subtitle: female youth violence in the inner city
By: Cindy D. Ness.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814758403; 9780814758410; 9780814758670
Subjects: Female juvenile delinquents -- United States; Teenage girls -- Psychology; Inner cities -- United States; Minorities -- United States -- Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the subject; title: The city of Philadelphia and female youth violence; title: Girls' violent behavior as viewed from the streets; title: The reasons girls give for fighting; title: Mothers, daughters, and the "double-generation" dynamic; title: Culture and neighborhood institutions; title: Conclusion.