Publications

Publication details [#47618]

Harness Goodwin, Marjorie. 2006. The Hidden Life of Girls. Games of Stance, Status, and Exclusion. Blackwell Publishers. 246 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

ethnography | girls' language | multicultural education | peer group

Annotation

This book explores girls' assumed stances and peer positioning on a playground in a multicultural school context, illustrating the language practices and degradation rituals employed to sanction friends and to intimidate others.