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Sexual Cultures and the Construction of Adolescent Identities
Irvine, Janice M.. Ed(S): Irvine, Janice M.
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Description for Sexual Cultures and the Construction of Adolescent Identities
Paperback. Presents new vision of adolescent sexuality shaped by a variety of social factors: race and ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, physical ability, and cultural messages propagated in films, books, and within families. This collection of essays considers a range of cultural influences that form a teenager's sexual identity. Editor(s): Irvine, Janice M. Series: Health, Society, & Policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 454.
This rich collection of essays presents a new vision of adolescent sexuality shaped by a variety of social factors: race and ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, physical ability, and cultural messages propagated in films, books, and within families. The contributors consider the full range of cultural influences that form a teenager's sexual identity and argue that education must include more than its current overriding message of denial hinged on warnings of HIV and AIDS infection and teenage pregnancy. Examining the sexual experiences, feelings, and development of Asians, Latinos, African Americans, gay man and lesbians, and disabled women, this book provides a ... Read more
This rich collection of essays presents a new vision of adolescent sexuality shaped by a variety of social factors: race and ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, physical ability, and cultural messages propagated in films, books, and within families. The contributors consider the full range of cultural influences that form a teenager's sexual identity and argue that education must include more than its current overriding message of denial hinged on warnings of HIV and AIDS infection and teenage pregnancy. Examining the sexual experiences, feelings, and development of Asians, Latinos, African Americans, gay man and lesbians, and disabled women, this book provides a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Health, Society, & Policy
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566391368
SKU
V9781566391368
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Ref
99-15
About Irvine, Janice M.. Ed(S): Irvine, Janice M.
Janice M. Irvine is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts and author of Disorders of Desire: Sex and Gender in Modern American Sexology (Temple).
Reviews for Sexual Cultures and the Construction of Adolescent Identities
"A book of compelling importance—this volume dissects contemporary myths about adolescent sexuality and presents a startling and powerful cultural and political analysis of adolescent development, sexuality and sexual expression. I recommend this book with a sense of urgency." —Dr. Michael A. Carrera, Director, National Adolescent Sexuality Training Center, The Children's Aid Society