Boys Fight, Girls Fight“
Adolescent Girls Speak about Girls' Aggression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12975321 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melissa K Levy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Girlhood Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1938-8209 • E-ISSN: 1938-8322 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/ghs.2012.050204 |
| OpenAlex | W2332507765 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
A perceived rise in girls' physical aggression is alarming the public as it collides with dominant views of femininity. Existing research focuses on either boys' violence or girls' non-physical aggression, leaving the realm of girls' physical aggression relatively unexplored. Using data from ethnographic observations and interviews, this study examines young adolescent girls' experience of their and their peers' fighting. Findings indicate that girls participate in fights to stand up for themselves and others, to show they are not afraid, and for fun. This study calls for continued in-depth research into girls' perspectives on aggression and violence in order to provide insight into how gendered, raced, and classed structures affect girls. It seeks, too, to address the problems that arise from girls fighting
Aggression · Developmental psychology · Ethnography · Femininity · Poison control · Political science · Realm · Sociology · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |