Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence

by Jody Miller

Book Overview

2010 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the American Sociological Association; Race, Gender, and Class Section

2008 Finalist, The Society for the Study of Social Problems C. Wright Mills Award

Draws a vivid picture of the race and gender inequalities that harm young African American women in poor urban communities

Much has been written about the challenges that face urban African...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814756980
• ISBN13: 9780814756980
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"