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Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School Paperback – March 1, 1993

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4.5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
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You see it in every schoolyard: the girls play only with the girls, the boys play only with the boys. Why? And what do the kids think about this? Breaking with familiar conventions for thinking about children and gender, Gender Play develops fresh insights into the everyday social worlds of kids in elementary schools in the United States. Barrie Thorne draws on her daily observations in the classroom and on the playground to show how children construct and experience gender in school. With rich detail,she looks at the "play of gender" in the organization of groups of kids and activities - activities such as "chase-and-kiss," "cooties," "goin' with" and teasing.

Thorne observes children in schools in working-class communities, emphasizing the experiences of fourth and fifth graders. Most of the children she observed were white, but a sizable minority were Latino, Chicano, or African American. Thorne argues that the organization and meaning of gender are influenced by age, ethnicity, race, sexuality, and social class, and that they shift with social context. She sees gender identity not through the lens of individual socialization or difference, but rather as a social process involving groups of children. Thorne takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery, provides new insights about children, and offers teachers practical suggestions for increasing cooperative mixed-gender interaction.
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  1. Print length
    237 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Rutgers University Press
  4. Publication date
    March 1, 1993
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0813519233
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0813519234
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A stunning achievement... Thorne transforms our ability to see gender in social life. -- Nancy J. Chodorow ― author of Feminism and Psychoanalytic Theory

This is a beautifully observed, as well as deeply reflective book... Pathbreaking research is combined with vivid and enjoyable writing. -- Bob Connell ― author of Gender and Power

Destined to be a classic... a wonderful text - beautifully inflected, reflexive, responsive to diversity and differences, and grounded in careful ethnographic work. -- Laurel Richardson ― author of The Dynamics of Sex and Gender

Thorne sees the ritualized interactions of boys and girls as power play and makes it her central issue. She looks across the fun and games as a cycle of domination and subservience... [She] re-examines the gender mystique as it develops through the grades, urging us to understand it as a social process, amenable to change. ― The New York Book Times Review

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You see it in every schoolyard: the girls play only with girls, the boys play only with boys. Why? And what do the kids think about this? Breaking with familiar conventions for thinking about children and gender. Gender Play develops fresh insights into the everyday social worlds of kids in elementary schools in the United States. Barrie Thorne draws on her daily observations in the classroom and on the playground to show how children construct and experience gender in school. With rich detail, she looks at the "play of gender" in the organization of groups of kids and activities- activities such as "chase-and-kiss," "cooties," "goin' with," and teasing. "Thorne observes children in schools in working-class communities, emphasizing the experiences of fourth and fifth graders. Most of the children she observed were white, but a sizable minority were Latino, Chicano, or African-American. Thorne argues that the organization and meaning of gender are influenced by age, ethnicity, race, sexuality, and social class, and that they shift with social context. She sees gender identity not through the lens of individual socialization or difference, but rather as a social process involving groups of children. Thorne takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery, provides new insights about children, and offers teachers practical suggestions for increasing cooperative mixed-gender interaction.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rutgers University Press; None edition (March 1, 1993)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 237 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813519233
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813519234
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Tim K
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023
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    Beautifully written exploration of how gender is constructed at the group level. Thorne's ethnographic work sheds light on the contested nature of gender and how it's not either-or but both-and. She provides layers of complexity to disrupt our often rigid and dichotomous understanding of gender.

    Highly recommended!
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  • Adam L. Reynolds
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015
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    Most Excellent qualitative ethnography
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  • Leslie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2009
    How boys and girls play differently. Dyaids (Groups of 2 girls) vs Tryqids and more (Groups of 3 or moreboys)....(If I remember correctly. I found it rather dull s I only read what was required.
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  • Ria Kirk
    4.0 out of 5 stars ... course I was reading in class but I actually enjoyed reading it
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016
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    This book was required for a course I was reading in class but I actually enjoyed reading it. I learned a lot from this book and it gave me a new perspective on how gender is being brought about in school now days.
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but hate kindle edition
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2012
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    Like seriously I'm wondering if these people can count after buying the kindle edition I became so pissed off at the constant repeating of page numbers that I couldn't even finish the book!!!! Since I paid full price I'd expect a good page count kmt. Seriously y'all need to do better how can someone manage time if they don't truly know how many pages they are reading???!?
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  • Manna
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016
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    The quality of book was ok it was like a new book in the old place
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  • Christian Dimas
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good info
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
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    I thought the information was worthwhile--the author did a lot of work. Great index which helped me in my research.
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  • Eugenia
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2015
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    Good research tool.
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  • Toni Sue Scales
    5.0 out of 5 stars The shaping of gender
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2023
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    An excellent study of gender from a reflective anthropologist. Children are not passive in the making and remaking, shaping and experiencing "gender". They resist adult and institutional imprints and attempts to control their lives and how it can be experienced. Hurrah for them.

    I would like to see a contemporary study on similar lines now that trans gender issues are hotly debated, but poorly understood presently... and caught up in feminist, and institutional policy culture wars!
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