Girls on the Verge: Debutante Dips, Drive-Bys, and Other Initiations, (Paperback)

from bkwurm

Less about social science and more about the author herself, this book was nonetheless an interesting read. It was somewhat akin to reading a tourist's travel-journal in which the writer is a newcomer in a foreign location, sharing with fresh (but often culturally biased) eyes the strange new wor...

from sanyamakadi

I unfortunately found this book to be very disappointing. The author has an interesting premise, but with her experiences and interviews she only reinforces the stereotypes the readers come in with--sorority rush is superficial (though she completely bought into it by the end, and would have died...

from queercorn

This book was horrible. It was a great idea, and could have been a fascinating read, but the product fell short. Her "findings" were cliched. Her assumptions about the people she made were completely stereotyped and 'on the surface'. She seemed unable to go beyond the surface appearance of the 'r...

from stefrand

This is a fantastic book, especially for those of you interested in girl culture or third-wave feminism. All about the rituals that young girls go through in our society, from Quince to being a deb. I recommend it...it makes a great addition to a women's studies course as well.