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Learning Curves
Beth Younger
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Description for Learning Curves
Hardback. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSYC; GL; YXAX; YXFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Adolescence is a time of growth, change, and confusion for young women. During this transition from childhood to adulthood, sex and gender roles become more important. Meanwhile, depictions of females—from the hyper-sexualized girls of music videos to the chaste repression of Purity Balls—send mixed messages to young women about their bodies and their sexuality. Over the last several decades, authors of young adult novels have been challenged to reflect this concern in their work and have responded with varying degrees of success. In Learning Curves: Body Image and Female Sexuality in Young Adult Literature, Beth Younger examines how cultural ... Read more
Adolescence is a time of growth, change, and confusion for young women. During this transition from childhood to adulthood, sex and gender roles become more important. Meanwhile, depictions of females—from the hyper-sexualized girls of music videos to the chaste repression of Purity Balls—send mixed messages to young women about their bodies and their sexuality. Over the last several decades, authors of young adult novels have been challenged to reflect this concern in their work and have responded with varying degrees of success. In Learning Curves: Body Image and Female Sexuality in Young Adult Literature, Beth Younger examines how cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Young Adult Literature
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810859869
SKU
V9780810859869
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About Beth Younger
Beth Younger is assistant professor of English and women's studies at Drake University.
Reviews for Learning Curves
Younger's superb overview of young adult books on body image and female sexuality in young adult literature has much to recommend it. . . . This guidebook to females in young adult literature is highly recommended.
American Reference Books Annual
Drawing on a diverse set of texts spanning almost 70 years - including well-known classics, novels now out ... Read more
American Reference Books Annual
Drawing on a diverse set of texts spanning almost 70 years - including well-known classics, novels now out ... Read more