Girls, Schooling, and the discourse of self-change: Negotiating meanings of the high school prom

All About the Girl: Culture, Power, and Identity

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 195-203

  Best, Amy L ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203492567     Document Type: Chapter

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