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"The result of Miller's information lode is aa]sometimes
uplifting book. It is possible for government and private-sector
programs to alleviate the violence against females, Miller
believes--but not if those in charge lack the will and refuse to
allocate the resources."
--"St. Louis Post Dispatch"
aMiller gives us a detailed examination of the violence
experienced by Black inner city girls whose victimization is based
on multiple dimensions of their lives: because they are Black,
because they live in extremely disadvantaged neighborhoods, and
because they are women. Milleras careful, rich, detailed field work
documents and analyzes the complex realities of these young womenas
lives that set the context for the struggles they routinely contend
with. The voices of these young people have been ignored for too
long. Getting Played has given them an opportunity to be heard that
is long overdue.a
--Robert Crutchfield, University of Washington
aGetting Played shows powerfully how gender, class, and race
inequality expose girls in disadvantaged urban communities to
violent and sexual victimization, both in neighborhoods and in
schools. Miller expertly analyzes how extreme social and economic
disadvantage combine with pervasive normative codes to create a
context in which girls face high risks of victimization at the
hands of boys and men. Getting Played is masterful.a
--Karen Heimer, co-editor of "Gender and Crime: Patterns in
Victimization and Offending"
aBy giving us a better understanding of how the neighborhoods
and the peer culture of poor African American youth increase the
risk of agendered victimization, a GettingPlayed challenges both
academics and policymakers to face the role of structured
discrimination in the perpetuation of violence toward women.a
--Candace Kruttschnitt, co-author of "Marking Time in the Golden
State: Womenas Imprisonment in California"
aThis is a significant and timely book. Miller has taken on a
vitally important, but understudied, topic--violence against young
Black girls in economically depressed urban settings.a
--Dana M. Britton, author of "At Work in the Iron Cage: The Prison
as Gendered Organization"
aMiller grabs readers' attention with the stark reality of the
widespread occurrence of violent victimization among the girls she
studies.a
--From the Foreword by Ruth D. Peterson, Distinguished Professor of
Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University
Much has been written about the challenges that face urban
African American young men, but less is said about the harsh
realities for African American young women in disadvantaged
communities. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence,
and even gang rape are not uncommon experiences. In Getting Played,
sociologist Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of this dire
social problem and explores how inextricably, and tragically,
linked violence is to their daily lives in poor urban
neighborhoods.
Drawing from richly textured interviews with adolescent girls
and boys, Miller brings a keen eye to the troubling realities of a
world infused with danger and gender-based violence. These girls
are isolated, ignored, and often victimized by those considered
family and friends. Community institutions such as the police and
schools that are meant to protect them often turn a blind eye,
leaving girls to fend for themselves. Miller draws a vivid picture
of the race and gender inequalities that harm these
communities--and how these result in deeply and dangerously
engrained beliefs about gender that teach youths to see such
violence--rather than the result of broader social inequalities--as
deserved due to individual girlsa flawed characters, i.e., ashe
deserved it.a
Through Milleras careful analysis of these engaging, often
unsettling stories, Getting Played shows us not only how these
young women are victimized, but how, despite vastly inadequate
social support and opportunities, they struggle to navigate this
dangerous terrain.
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