Little sisters: An exploration of agency, cultural borderlands, and institutional constraints in the lives of two teenage girls

Authors

Rosemary C. Henze, San Jose State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Publication Title

Social Justice

Volume

32

Issue Number

3

First Page

41

Last Page

55

Disciplines

Linguistics

Abstract

Part of a special issue on challenging corporate control of schools and communities. The writer discusses her experience with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization in Oakland, California, of mentoring two teenage girls who live in poverty and encounter crises and hardship almost daily. She examines the concepts of agency and social and cultural borderlands to help explain the divergent school performances of the two girls and investigates the concepts' utility in the pursuit of social justice for young women. She conducts her exploration within the broader context of dynamic change.

Comments

Copyright © 2005 Global Options.

Recommended Citation

Rosemary C. Henze. "Little sisters: An exploration of agency, cultural borderlands, and institutional constraints in the lives of two teenage girls" Social Justice (2005): 41-55.