From Checker to Fluffy : young women and the use of code names, 2003.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

From Checker to Fluffy : young women and the use of code names, 2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367866398

Loveless analyzes the motivations behind the code names that teenage girls use to identify boys. She claims that the power of code naming creates a feeling of power, superiority, and inclusion within a group by excluding and objectifying others as outsiders. She also suggests that naming helps teenage girls to express their feelings without as much fear of rejection, and to gain equality in a world of gender inequality.

1 item (99 leaves)

Harold B. Lee Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7385701

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Loveless, Jewell

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cw2770 (person)

Loveless attended Brigham Young University, where she received a graduate degree in American literature. Her fascination with the awkwardness of adolescence led her to research this project. From the description of From Checker to Fluffy : young women and the use of code names, 2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367866398 ...

Brigham Young University.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p30m9j (corporateBody)

Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...