Getting Played

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"Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and even gang rape are not uncommon experiences for many African American girls living in poor urban neighborhoods. In Getting Played, Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of how inextricably linked such violence is to their daily lives. Drawing from richly textured interviews with adolescent girls and boys, Miller brings a keen eye to how urban neglect and gender inequality coalesce to structure girls' risks for gendered violence. Her analysis shows how young women struggle to navigate this dangerous terrain despite vastly inadequate social and institutional support."--Back cover.

subjects: Violence against,  Victimes de violence,  Psychology,  Victims of violent crimes,  Weibliche Jugend,  Crimes contre les adolescentes noires americaines,  Gewalt,  Crimes against,  Verbrechensopfer,  Violence envers les adolescentes noires americaines,  Sexuelle Bela˜stigung,  Gewaltkriminalita˜t,  African American young women,  Crimes contre les jeunes femmes noires americaines,  African American teenage girls,  Junge Frau,  Jeunes femmes noires americaines,  Psychologie,  Violence envers les jeunes femmes noires americaines,  Weibliche Schwarze,  Abuse of,  Crime, united states,  Women, crimes against,  African american women,  Victims of crimes,  Adolescent girls