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Given the range of possibilities open to women today, what futures
do adolescent girls dream of and pursue? And how do social class
and race play into their trajectories? In asking young women about
their aspirations in three areas-school, work, and family-Best Laid
Plans demonstrates how future plans are framed by notions of
gendered responsibilities and abilities. Through her examination of
the lives of poor, working-class, and middle-class Black and White
young women as they navigate the transition to adulthood,
sociologist Jessica Halliday Hardie defines anew what it means for
young women to come of age. In particular, Hardie shows how social
capital, either possessed or lacked, is not simply a resource for
planning for the future but a structure whose form and function
varies by social class and race. As these inequalities persist into
adulthood, high aspirations, social capital, and careful planning
bolster some young women while hindering others. Drawing on
qualitative data from a five-year period, Best Laid Plans makes the
case for why we need to move beyond the individual appeal to "dream
bigger" and "plan better" and toward systematic changes that will
put young people's aspirations within reach.
Given the range of possibilities open to women today, what futures
do adolescent girls dream of and pursue? And how do social class
and race play into their trajectories? In asking young women about
their aspirations in three areas-school, work, and family-Best Laid
Plans demonstrates how future plans are framed by notions of
gendered responsibilities and abilities. Through her examination of
the lives of poor, working-class, and middle-class Black and White
young women as they navigate the transition to adulthood,
sociologist Jessica Halliday Hardie defines anew what it means for
young women to come of age. In particular, Hardie shows how social
capital, either possessed or lacked, is not simply a resource for
planning for the future but a structure whose form and function
varies by social class and race. As these inequalities persist into
adulthood, high aspirations, social capital, and careful planning
bolster some young women while hindering others. Drawing on
qualitative data from a five-year period, Best Laid Plans makes the
case for why we need to move beyond the individual appeal to "dream
bigger" and "plan better" and toward systematic changes that will
put young people's aspirations within reach.
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