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'YOU WANT TO BE A GIRL AND NOT MY FRIEND'.
- Source :
- Childhood; Nov2002, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p397-414, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Few researchers have closely examined intersections between race and gender in the social relations of children, and the voices and experiences of African-American girls have been notably absent in the literature on children's peer relations. This article, based on fieldwork with the first-graders in two racially mixed US elementary schools, draws upon Black feminist theory to examine intersections between gender and racialized ethnicity, especially in the experiences of African-American girls. Findings suggest that racial positioning and gender of the African-American girls hold different meanings according to the context. The impact of race and gender as intersecting forces on the girls' peer interactions are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILDREN
RACE
SEX differences (Biology)
MANNERS & customs
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09075682
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Childhood
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9451752
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568202009004003