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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 A's and a bright future.
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.
This unique and innovative text provides undergraduate students
with tools to think sociologically through the lens of everyday
life. Normative social organization and taken for granted beliefs
and actions are exposed as key mechanisms of power and social
inequality in western societies today. By "unpacking the centre"
students are encouraged to turn their social worlds inside out and
explore alternatives to the dominant social order. The text is
divided into three parts. In Part One students learn how to use
theory and methodology, which are blended seamlessly throughout the
text. It shows how to position Michel Foucault as a companion to
theorists such as Karl Marx and Stuart Hall, while signaling the
importance of non-western and Indigenous knowledges, experiences,
and rights. In Part Two, students explore - and challenge -
normativity; the normal body, heterosexuality, whiteness, the
two-gender system, aging, and the under-side of citizenship. In
Part Three, shorter chapters critique everyday practices such as
thinking scientifically, practicing self-help, going shopping,
managing money, buying coffee, being a tourist, and marginalizing
Indigeneity. Each chapter includes intriguing exercises, study
questions, and key terms that link to the volume's comprehensive
glossary. Instructors are provided PowerPoint slides, test banks,
and multimodal supplementary resources that make the book adaptable
to blended and online learning environments. Essay-style lectures
are also available to accompany the textbook.
The Sociology of Childhood and Youth Studies in Canada explores
ways to effectively conduct research in academic and non-academic
communities and to engage youth in our society. Featuring material
from the Children, Childhood, and Youth Research Cluster’s
sessions of June 2015, this timely reader discusses the
relationships between researchers and youth participants, the
effectiveness of arts-based methodologies, and the impact of
literature, consumerism, and inclusive education policies on the
development of social constructions of childhood. Later sections
explore child poverty, alternative learning environments, care
facilities, and the rights of children and youth. Considering these
topics within various frameworks that draw on race, gender, and
disability, this collection will appeal to senior level
undergraduate students of sociology, women’s and gender studies,
child and youth studies, child and youth care, and early childhood
education.
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