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"Ladette Culture"

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Walter Hinteler
 
Reply Thu 16 Sep, 2004 01:32 am
A 'ladette' is "a feisty, outgoing woman; a young women who behave in a boisterously assertive or crude manner and engage in heavy drinking sessions". (Oxford Concise Dictionary)


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Research reveals more 'ladettes'
More schoolgirls are drinking, smoking and being disruptive in class, according to research carried out at Lancaster University.
The study highlights an increase in so-called "ladette" behaviour - with a growing number of teenage girls fighting, swearing and being rowdy.
Full article by BBC


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LU News
Sep 2004 Published by the Press Office




http://domino.lancs.ac.uk/info/lunews.nsf/I/D9A0525F9BC3430B80256F1000448601/$FILE/carolyn+jackson.jpg
Dr Carolyn Jackson
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princesspupule
 
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Reply Thu 16 Sep, 2004 02:16 am
Maybe there's an increase in the number of schoolgirl "ladettes" because they aren't graduating with their peers so remain in school...? Confused
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Setanta
 
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Reply Thu 16 Sep, 2004 02:19 am
Them darned ol' girls . . .
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