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Gender,Justice and Welfare in Britain,1900-1950: Bad Girls in Britain, 1900-1950
P. Cox
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Description for Gender,Justice and Welfare in Britain,1900-1950: Bad Girls in Britain, 1900-1950
Paperback. Britain's 'bad girls', though few in number, pose a recurring challenge to established generational and gender orders. Now available for the first time in paperback, Pam Cox's groundbreaking study examines the processes leading to their definition as variously delinquent, defective or neglected. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
The first major study of the history of British "bad girls," this book uses a wide range of professional, popular and personal texts to explore the experiences of girls in the twentieth century juvenile justice system, examine the processes leading to their definition as delinquent, defective or neglected, and analyses possibilities for reform.
The first major study of the history of British "bad girls," this book uses a wide range of professional, popular and personal texts to explore the experiences of girls in the twentieth century juvenile justice system, examine the processes leading to their definition as delinquent, defective or neglected, and analyses possibilities for reform.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
337g
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137293954
SKU
V9781137293954
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99-15
About P. Cox
PAMELA COX (BA, Ph.D. Cambridge) has worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex since 1997. Prior to that she taught History at Essex and at University College Chichester. She specialises in the history of criminal justice, public policies and gender relations. Her other publications include Becoming Delinquent: British and European Youth, 1650-1950 (Ashgate ... Read more
Reviews for Gender,Justice and Welfare in Britain,1900-1950: Bad Girls in Britain, 1900-1950
A significant and welcome study...with much to offer the cultural and social historian, the historian of gender, of women and of criminal justice and welfare.' - Shani D'Cruze, Cultural and Social History 'Concentrating on girls, Cox maps out and explains how they came to be defined as 'problems' and how they were subsequently treated in the child ... Read more