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Gang Girls: Agency, Sexual Identity and Victimisation ‘On Road’

Young, Tara and Trickett, Loretta (2017) Gang Girls: Agency, Sexual Identity and Victimisation ‘On Road’. In: Gildart, Keith and Gough-Yates, Anna and Lincoln, Sian and Osgerby, Bill and Robinson, Lucy and Street, John and Webb, Peter and Worley, Matthew, eds. Youth Culture and Social Change: Making a Difference by Making a Noise. Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music . Springer, pp. 231-259. ISBN 978-1-137-52910-7. E-ISBN 978-1-137-52911-4. (doi:10.1057/978-1-137-52911-4_10) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:58731)

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the issue of sexual violence experienced by ‘gang associated’ girls and young women. Research conducted in the UK suggests that gang-related sexual violence is distinctive with its own set of characteristics and motivations. Whilst not disputing that ‘gang members’ sexually abuse girls and young women, it is argued here that the sexual violence experienced by associated females is not reducible to the ‘gang’ and that a more fruitful approach to understanding the violence enacted against them involves an exploration of the gendered dynamic of youthful social interactions more broadly.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1057/978-1-137-52911-4_10
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Tara Young
Date Deposited: 17 Nov 2016 11:47 UTC
Last Modified: 30 Jun 2023 14:40 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/58731 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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