ERIC Number: EJ678317
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Publication Date: 2003
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Learning To Be Violent: The Role of the School in Developing Adolescent Gendered Behaviour.
Leach, Fiona
Compare, v33 n3 p385-400 Sep 2003
Examines role of schools and peer group culture in constructing male and female identity among adolescents in the context of gender violence. Discusses a United Kingdom Department for International Development funded study of abuse of girls in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Ghana. Reveals contemplative sexual socialization processes in which male violence is accepted. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Aggression, Bullying, Comparative Education, Corporal Punishment, Developing Nations, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Males, Obedience, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Rape, School Culture, School Role, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Social Environment, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malawi; United Kingdom; Zimbabwe
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