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This chapter explores ongoing incidents between two groups of young women in Grades 7 and 8, as defined and described by school officials2. One group consisted of wealthy students and another of working-class students. The exchanges described by school officials between these students included threats, intimidation, harassment, name-calling, put-downs, and inappropriate comments.
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Charania, G.R. (2015). “A Group that Plays Together Stays Together”. In: Lund, D.E., Carr, P.R. (eds) Revisiting The Great White North?. Transgressions, vol 105. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-869-5_31
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