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Gang girls: agency, sexual identity and victimisation ‘on road’

  • University of Kent
  • Nottingham Trent University

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationYouth culture and social change
Subtitle of host publicationmaking a difference by making a noise
EditorsKeith Gildart, Anna Gough-Yates, Sian Lincoln, Bill Osgerby, Lucy Robinson, Matthew Worley
PublisherSpringer Nature
Chapter10
Pages231-259
Number of pages29
ISBN (Electronic)9781137529114
ISBN (Print)9781137529107
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
ISSN (Print)2730-9517
ISSN (Electronic)2730-9525

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