Future Girl

Anita Harris creates a realistic portrait of the "new girl" that has appeared in the twenty-first century--she may still play with Barbie, but she is also likely to play soccer or basketball, be assertive and may even be sexually aware, if not active. Building on this new definition, Harris explores the many key areas central to the lives of girls from a global perspective, such as girlspace, schools, work, aggression, sexuality and power. Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Can-Do Girl Versus the At-Risk Girl Chapter 2: Jobs for the Girls? Education and Employment in the New Economy Chapter 3: Citizenship and the Self-Made Girl Chapter 4: Spaces of Regulation: School Halls and Shopping Malls Chapter 5: Being Seen and Being Heard: The Incitement to Discourse Chapter 6: Future Girl Politics Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliograp hy Index