Some Wore Bobby Sox: The Emergence of Teenage Girl Culture, 1920–1945. ByKelly Schrum. New York: Palgrave, 2004. xii + 209 pp. Illustrations, figures, notes, index. Cloth, $29.95. ISBN: 1-4039-6176-X.

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-147
Author(s):  
Nan Enstad
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Teenage Girl ◽  
Girl Culture

Finding My Place

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Cahn
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Young Girl ◽  
Lesbian Identity ◽  
Girl Culture ◽  
Meaningful Activity ◽  
Basketball Game

In this chapter, the author shares her sports odyssey that began in suburban Chicago and ended in Buffalo, New York. The author recalls the time when, as a young girl, she spent many hours by herself. Her tomboy persona simply didn't fit in with the girl culture at her school and there were no alternative girl playmates in her neighborhood. Yet even as hery tomboyish love of sports contributed to her isolation, it also helped solve it. The author explains how sport provided her solace and joy. Her story is about sports played for different reasons in different communities. It is about coming to terms with her lesbian identity, finding supportive spaces comprised of people who respect difference, and a regular pickup basketball game at the Bob Lanier Center, known as “The Bob.” According to the author, “basketball at the Bob is about familiarity, a sense of belonging, meaningful activity, and ties that bind.” She concludes by reflecting on a contrasting vision of sport and community linked to sport spectatorship.

scholarly journals International perspectives on shojo and shojo manga, edited by Masami Toku

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolle Lamerichs
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Girl Culture ◽  
International Perspectives ◽  
Shojo Manga

Review of Masami Toku, editor, International perspectives on shojo and shojo manga: The influence of girl culture. New York: Routledge, 2016, hardcover, $96.45 (268p) ISBN 978-1138809482; e-book, $54.95 (13538 KB) ASIN B00YY63KQM.

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