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Smart Girls
Success, School, and the Myth of Post-Feminism
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English
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2017
About this book
Are girls taking over the world? It would appear so, based on magazine covers, news headlines, and popular books touting girls’ academic success. Girls are said to outperform boys in high school exams, university entrance and graduation rates, and professional certification. As a result, many in Western society assume that girls no longer need support. But in spite of the messages of post-feminism and neoliberal individualism that tell girls they can have it all, the reality is far more complicated. Smart Girls investigates how academically successful girls deal with stress, the “supergirl” drive for perfection, race and class issues, and the sexism that is still present in schools. Describing girls’ varied everyday experiences, including negotiations of traditional gender norms, Shauna Pomerantz and Rebecca Raby show how teachers, administrators, parents, and media commentators can help smart girls thrive while working toward straight As and a bright future.
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Contributor: Shauna Pomerantz
Shauna Pomerantz is Associate Professor of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. She is the author of Girls, Style, and School Identities: Dressing the Part and the coauthor of “Girl Power”: Girls Reinventing Girlhood.
Rebecca Raby is Professor of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. She is the author of School Rules: Obedience, Discipline, and Elusive Democracy and the coeditor of Power and Everyday Practices.
Rebecca Raby is Professor of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. She is the author of School Rules: Obedience, Discipline, and Elusive Democracy and the coeditor of Power and Everyday Practices.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Foreword
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Acknowledgments
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1. Are Girls Taking Over the World?
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2. Driven to Perfection
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3. Fitting In or Fabulously Smart?
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4. Sexism and the Smart Girl
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5. A Deeper Look at Class and “Race”: Belongings and Exclusions
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6. Cool to Be Smart: Microresistances and Hopeful Glimpses
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Appendix: Study Participants
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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April 15, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9780520959798
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296
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Keywords for this book
young girls; feminist theory; gender and women studies; post feminism; intersectionality; traditional gender norms; gender expectations; educational philosophy; social aspects of education; neoliberal individualism; neoliberalism; feminism; education; gender studies; western society; academic success; stress; supergirl; perfection; race and class; sexism; belonging; exclusion; micro resistance; college; high school; higher education; success; women and girls; young adult; girls
