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Archer, Louise; Halsall, Anna; Hollingworth, Sumi – Gender and Education, 2007
This paper considers how urban, ethnically diverse working class girls' constructions of femininities mediate and shape their dis/engagement with education and schooling. We discuss how girls generated a sense of identity value/worth through practices such as "speaking my mind"--which prioritized notions of agency and visibility and…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Females, Working Class, Gender Issues