The secret lives of girls : what good girls really do -- sex play, aggression, and their guilt / Sharon Lamb.
| Author/creator | Lamb, Sharon |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Free Press, ©2001. |
| Description | xvi, 255 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" -- Just practicing : it's in her kiss -- Feminine ideals : make-up, midriffs, and the pleasures of being objectified -- Naked Barbie -- Bodies and pleasure : if it fells good, why is it so bad? -- Playing dead but feeling tingly -- Wanting it and not wanting it -- Two kinds of guilty pleasure -- African-American girls and their secrets -- Periods, pubic hair, boobies, and bodily torture -- Guilty minds and sexual obsessions -- Too sexual too soon -- Unwelcome intrusions : sexual coercion in the lives of girls -- Raising sexual girls : a few words to parents -- Aggression in girls -- A good girl doesn't do that -- Dear diary, I hate her! Secret anger in girls -- The aggressive acts of good girls -- Feeling the power -- Getting physical : girl athletes -- Class, clothes, and cutting her down to size -- "I'm no sucker" : fighting and fighting back -- Raising aggressive girls? -- Welcoming sex, power, and aggression into the lives of girls. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-247) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001054755 |
| ISBN | 0743201078 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ777 .L35 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |