The Burden of Girlhood

A Global Inquiry Into the Status of Girls

Author: Neera K. Sohoni
ISBN: 0899140408

The author shows how girls are victimized on account of age as well as gender, analyzing the constraints the experience with respect to: culture and socialization; marriage; demographics; health and survival; education; work; violence; and affirmative action. Case studies; bibliography.

Publisher: Third Party Publishing Company
Publish Date: 1995

Subjects: Social Science / Women's Studies, Family & Relationships / General, Social Science / Children's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Parenting)