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Girls gone mild, young women reclaim self-respect and find it's not bad to be good, Wendy Shalit

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Girls gone mild, young women reclaim self-respect and find it's not bad to be good, Wendy Shalit
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-316)
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Girls gone mild
Medium
electronic resource eBook
Nature of contents
standards specificationsbibliography
Responsibility statement
Wendy Shalit
Sub title
young women reclaim self-respect and find it's not bad to be good
Summary
Drawing on firsthand interviews and dialogues with young women from around the country, examines the current prejudices in the culture against the "good" girl and offers a new set of definitive role models for the young women of the next generation
Table Of Contents
Introduction: my bratz problem--and ours -- "Hi, slut!" -- The new bad-girl script and its limitations -- It's midnight : do you know where your role models are? -- Against repression (emotional repression, that is) -- Excuse me, ma'am, have you seen my friends? -- Pure fashion divas -- People-pleasing bad girls and rebellious good girls -- Feminism's (mild) fourth wave -- From diapers to bitches--and back -- Conclusion: Who's afraid of the big bad good girl?
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