Beschreibung:
This book explores relationships between young femininity, sexuality and social class, in an international context characterised by much interest in young women's identities, including the possible effects of sexualised popular culture. A key objective is to explore how girls, who are understood to be middle class and privileged, make sense of the various messages about power and identity to which they are exposed, and how they utilise contemporary sexualised popular culture in the negotiation and articulation of classed femininities.
1. Beholden to No One: Elite Schoolgirls in the 21st Century 2. "Normative" Femininities: From Romance and Domesticity to Raunch and Visibility? 3. (Re)searching for Girls' Resistance 4. Becoming "Lady Bountiful": Elite Schooling, Social Class and Girl Citizenship 5. 'Hey Skank Face, You Can't Dress Properly!': Revisiting Sexuality and Social Class 6. 'She's Doing it for Herself': Negotiating Sexualised Popular Culture 7. Conclusions: "Elite" Schoolgirls, Normative Femininities/Sexualities and Resistance