Gender, justice, and welfare : bad girls in Britain, 1900-1950
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Gender, justice, and welfare : bad girls in Britain, 1900-1950
Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
- : hard.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The first major study of the history of British "bad girls," this book uses a wide range of professional, popular and personal texts to explore the experiences of girls in the twentieth century juvenile justice system, examine the processes leading to their definition as delinquent, defective or neglected, and analyses possibilities for reform.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: DEFINING Reforming the Modern Girl Absences and Presences Gender, Justice and Citizenship CHAPTER TWO: COUNTING Girls and the Juvenile Courts Theft and Violence Sex, Care and Protection CHAPTER THREE: POLICING Statutory Strategies Private Justice CHAPTER FOUR: REFORMING Domestic Economy Disciplinary Economy Defining Reform CHAPTER FIVE: WRITING Entering Care Negotiating Care Beyond Care CHAPTER SIX: DIAGNOSING Pathology, Puberty and the Sex-Instinct Social Relations and Subcultures Consuming Expert Diagnoses CHAPTER SEVEN: REDEFINING
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