Emily White (2)Besprekingen
Auteur van Fast Girls: Teenage Tribes and the Myth of the Slut
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Fast Girls: Teenage Tribes And The Myth Of The Slut door Emily White
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Salsabrarian | 7 andere besprekingen | Feb 2, 2016 | Depressing and thought-provoking, and an affirmation of some of my own reasons for disliking the suburbs and high school, in that order
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jonathon.hodge | 7 andere besprekingen | Feb 28, 2009 | You know, I've had this book for a LONG time, yea...bad me. I really wanted to read this, but something else always seemed to be coming up that NEEDED to be read, and so it kept getting put off. I also really wanted to like and be moved by this book, but something about it just wasn't very compelling.
I agree with much of what the White says, but I think because as she says herself, she as a fascination with the H.S. Slut (as a person and as a cultural image) but no direct experience with it, this reads more like an uninvolved and very shallow examination of this phenomenon.
At the end, I felt like she has said the same exact thing over and over and never really made any serious examination of the subject beyond shallow voyeurism on her part. It's not badly written and I don't think she's reached inaccurate conclusions...but at the same time I felt like she didn't really take this very far, that she really only gives a surface picture of the subject and never really gets down to the meat of it, never really "gets herself dirty with it" or makes any personal connection with it beyond a mild "fascination" with the subject and I thing that really shines through more than anything else about the book.
I agree with much of what the White says, but I think because as she says herself, she as a fascination with the H.S. Slut (as a person and as a cultural image) but no direct experience with it, this reads more like an uninvolved and very shallow examination of this phenomenon.
At the end, I felt like she has said the same exact thing over and over and never really made any serious examination of the subject beyond shallow voyeurism on her part. It's not badly written and I don't think she's reached inaccurate conclusions...but at the same time I felt like she didn't really take this very far, that she really only gives a surface picture of the subject and never really gets down to the meat of it, never really "gets herself dirty with it" or makes any personal connection with it beyond a mild "fascination" with the subject and I thing that really shines through more than anything else about the book.
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the_hag | 7 andere besprekingen | Jan 22, 2008 | This is a research book, not a YA book. Emily White examines the use of the term "slut" throughout the teen years. She gives anecdotes from several girls who were labeled as such. This book was interesting but I was a little disappointed that she didn't delve into the origins of the term. She does give some social reasons as to why girls are labeled as such but I would have liked her to focus more on this. It's an ok look into the behavior of teens but not what I'd hoped to get from the book.
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ShellyPYA | 7 andere besprekingen | Aug 23, 2007 | A study of what appears to be a junior high/high school phenomenon, White looks at it from many angles--mythological, psychological, feminist, class-based and racial, to name a few. A terrific overview to start, thought-provoking, there is a bibliography for those who wish to explore the topic (from any angle) further.
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Queenofcups | 7 andere besprekingen | Mar 19, 2007 | a great book for a teen girl that explains why girls are so nasty to each other -- I gave a copy to a niece and she shared with with her sister :) a bit obvious for those who are already mature feminists, but worth keeping in mind for family & friends who might be having peer pressure troubles
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beau.p.laurence | 7 andere besprekingen | Jul 23, 2006 | This was a very interesting book--often the girls with the reputations seemed to do nothing to earn those reputations--anyway--recommended½
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rampaginglibrarian | 7 andere besprekingen | Jul 10, 2006 | Gemarkeerd
amydross | 7 andere besprekingen | Jan 29, 2006 | Links
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