<b>Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association</b><p>In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, Goodwin offers a window into their complex social worlds.</p><ul><li>Combats stereotypes that have dominated theories on female moral development by challenging the notion that girls are inherently supportive of each other </li><li>Examines the stances that girls on a playground in a multicultural school setting assume and shows how they position themselves in their peer groups </li><li>Documents the language practices and degradation rituals used to sanction friends and to bully others </li><li>Part of the <i></i></li></ul>