Read Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia

Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia

Jacqueline Reid-Walsh

4.9/5 (13134 ratings)

Description:Never before has so much popular culture been produced about what it means to be a girl in today's society. From the first appearance of Nancy Drew in 1930, to Seventeen magazine in 1944 to the emergence of Bratz dolls in 2001, girl culture has been increasingly linked to popular culture and an escalating of commodities directed towards girls of all ages. Editors Claudia A. Mitchell and Jacqueline Reid-Walsh investigate the increasingly complex relationships, struggles, obsessions, and idols of American tween and teen girls who are growing up faster today than ever before.--From pre-school to high school and beyond, Girl Culture tackles numerous hot-button issues, including the recent barrage of advertising geared toward very young girls emphasizing sexuality and extreme thinness. Nothing is off-limits: body image, peer pressure, cliques, gangs, and plastic surgery are among the over 250 in-depth entries highlighted. Comprehensive in its coverage of the twenty and twenty-first century trendsetters, fashion, literature, film, in-group rituals and hot-button issues that shape and are shaped by girl culture, this two-volume resource offers a wealth of information to help students, educators, and interested readers better understand the ongoing interplay between girls and mainstream culture.---We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia. To get started finding Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 744

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Greenwood

Release: 2007

ISBN: 0313084440

Description: Never before has so much popular culture been produced about what it means to be a girl in today's society. From the first appearance of Nancy Drew in 1930, to Seventeen magazine in 1944 to the emergence of Bratz dolls in 2001, girl culture has been increasingly linked to popular culture and an escalating of commodities directed towards girls of all ages. Editors Claudia A. Mitchell and Jacqueline Reid-Walsh investigate the increasingly complex relationships, struggles, obsessions, and idols of American tween and teen girls who are growing up faster today than ever before.--From pre-school to high school and beyond, Girl Culture tackles numerous hot-button issues, including the recent barrage of advertising geared toward very young girls emphasizing sexuality and extreme thinness. Nothing is off-limits: body image, peer pressure, cliques, gangs, and plastic surgery are among the over 250 in-depth entries highlighted. Comprehensive in its coverage of the twenty and twenty-first century trendsetters, fashion, literature, film, in-group rituals and hot-button issues that shape and are shaped by girl culture, this two-volume resource offers a wealth of information to help students, educators, and interested readers better understand the ongoing interplay between girls and mainstream culture.---We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia. To get started finding Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia

Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia

More Books

Interactive Children's Texts and Movable Books: Playful Media before Pop-Ups (Children's Literature and Culture)

Interactive Children's Texts and Movable Books: Playful Media before Pop-Ups (Children's Literature and Culture)

Interactive Books: Playful Media before Pop-Ups (Children's Literature and Culture)

Interactive Books: Playful Media before Pop-Ups (Children's Literature and Culture)

Researching Children's Popular Culture (Media, Education and Culture)

Researching Children's Popular Culture (Media, Education and Culture)

Seven Going on Seventeen: Tween Studies in the Culture of Girlhood (Counterpoints)

Seven Going on Seventeen: Tween Studies in the Culture of Girlhood (Counterpoints)

Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia: Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1

Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia: Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1

Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia, Volume 2

Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia, Volume 2

Researching Children's Popular Culture: The Cultural Spaces of Childhood (Media, Education and Culture)

Researching Children's Popular Culture: The Cultural Spaces of Childhood (Media, Education and Culture)

Persuasions: (Journal of the Jane Austen Society of North America), December 15, 1994: Issue 16 and INDEX to Volumes 1-15

Persuasions: (Journal of the Jane Austen Society of North America), December 15, 1994: Issue 16 and INDEX to Volumes 1-15