Constructing Female Identities: Meaning Making in an Upper Middle Class Youth Culture

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Amira Proweller

Constructing Female Identities

Meaning Making in an Upper Middle Class Youth Culture

Amira Proweller

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English

State University of New York Press
02 April 1998

Gender studies: women; Age groups: adolescents; Independent schools, private education

Series: SUNY series, Power, Social Identity, and Education

An insightful, and often surprising, look at adolescent girls' socialization in a historically elite, private, single-sex high school.

By: Amira Proweller
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9780791437728
ISBN 10: 0791437728
Series: SUNY series, Power, Social Identity, and Education
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 02 April 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780791437711
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Inside Best Academy: Socialization in the Private Girls' School Chapter 3. Class Identities in the Borderlands Chapter 4. Race Identities in the Borderlands Chapter 5. On the Horizon/At the Frontier: Girls' Projections for the Future Chapter 6. Schooling Our Daughters Chapter 7. Conclusion: Repositioning Identities At/In the Center Appendix: Methodology and Research Design Notes References Index

Amira Proweller is Assistant Professor, School of Education, DePaul University.

Reviews for Constructing Female Identities: Meaning Making in an Upper Middle Class Youth Culture

"""Constructing Female Identities: Meaning Making in an Upper Middle Class Youth Culture is an extraordinary piece of work. Not only does Amira Proweller push our theoretical understanding of identity production in schools, but she adds greatly to our knowledge of what actually happens on a day-to-day basis in a private single-sex high school in the United States, thus filling a distinct void in the literature on schooling, and schooling for young women, in particular. The ethnography is carefully done; the theoretical insights at times dazzling. I strongly recommend this volume to anyone interested in women's education as well as in the ever growing private educational sector in the U.S."" - Lois Weis, State University of New York, University at Buffalo"