dc.contributor.advisor |
Bell, Sandra Jean, 1943- |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Maritime Provinces |
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dc.creator |
Billard, Valerie L. M. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-07-05T12:52:55Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-07-05T12:52:55Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011 |
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dc.identifier.other |
HQ777 B55 2011 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/24037 |
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dc.description |
II, 180 leaves : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Includes abstract and appendices. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-165). |
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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. |
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dc.description.provenance |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University |
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dc.subject.lcc |
HQ777 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Girls -- Atlantic Provinces -- Social conditions |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Urban youth -- Atlantic Provinces -- Social conditions |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence -- Atlantic Provinces |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Girls -- Social conditions |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Urban youth -- Social conditions |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence |
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dc.title |
Girls' resilience : negotiating power through discourses of community, gender, success & space |
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dc.type |
Text |
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thesis.degree.name |
Master of Arts in Criminology |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Sociology and Criminology |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.) |
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