Girlhood interrupted: The erasure of Black girls' childhood

Date

2017

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Volume Title

Publisher

Georgetown Law School Center on Poverty and Inequality

Abstract

This groundbreaking study by the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality provides—for the first time— data showing that adults view Black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers, especially in the age range of 5–14. The report builds on similar results that have emerged from studies of adult perceptions of Black boys

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Keywords

adult perceptions, Black American girls, law

Citation

Epstein, R., Blake, J. J., & González, T. (2017). Girlhood interrupted: The erasure of Black girls' childhood. Washington, DC: Georgetown Law School Center on Poverty and Inequality.

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