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Being ‘nice’ or being ‘normal’: girls resisting discourses of ‘coolness’

Carrie PaechterBoth of Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sheryl ClarkBoth of Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UKView further author information
Pages 457-471 | Published online: 27 Aug 2015

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