Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2010
Publication Title
International Journal of Social Welfare
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
206-214
Publisher Name
Wiley
Abstract
This study explores the perspective of adolescent girls on the neighborhood as a social space that plays a role in the formation of their identity and agency. The study applies the ‘identities’ conceptual framework, which is a global, interdisciplinary, theoretical approach to understanding female identity. The study participants were girls enrolled in grades 7–10, from five schools in a district in the Northern State of India, who participated in structured focus group discussions. The study reports on the reduced relevance of neighborhood for girls and illustrates, through quotes, the reasons for their limited interaction.
Recommended Citation
Singh, S. (2010). Neighborhood: the “outside” space for girls in urban India. International Journal of Social Welfare, 19(2), 206–214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2009.00639.x
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