Girls' resilience : negotiating power through discourses of community, gender, success & space

Billard, Valerie L. M.

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dc.contributor.advisor	Bell, Sandra Jean, 1943-
dc.coverage.spatial	Maritime Provinces
dc.creator	Billard, Valerie L. M.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-05T12:52:55Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-05T12:52:55Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.other	HQ777 B55 2011
dc.identifier.uri	http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/24037
dc.description	II, 180 leaves : col. ill. ; 29 cm.	en_CA
dc.description	Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-165).
dc.description.abstract	Media representations and public discourse about girls' violence and delinquency has presented marginalized, urban girls from disadvantaged communities as risked, vulnerable and deviant . These images problematically masculinize girls and fail to recognize the social milieu of their resilience and this has largely influenced the way girls are offered programming. This thesis examines girls' resilience in ways that recognize strength in the context of classed, raced and gendered resistance. Through art-making, photography and focus group discussions with nine girls, aged 11 and 12, this research found that both femininity and community are flexible and negotiated sources of power for girls that together show signs of resilience.	en_CA
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dc.language.iso	en	en_CA
dc.publisher	Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University	en_CA
dc.subject.lcc	HQ777
dc.subject.lcsh	Girls -- Atlantic Provinces -- Social conditions
dc.subject.lcsh	Urban youth -- Atlantic Provinces -- Social conditions
dc.subject.lcsh	Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence -- Atlantic Provinces
dc.subject.lcsh	Girls -- Social conditions
dc.subject.lcsh	Urban youth -- Social conditions
dc.subject.lcsh	Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence
dc.title	Girls' resilience : negotiating power through discourses of community, gender, success & space	en_CA
dc.type	Text	en_CA
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts in Criminology
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.discipline	Sociology and Criminology
thesis.degree.grantor	Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)