Promiscuities : the secret struggle for womanhood
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Random House, [1997].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
067941603X, 9780679416036
Physical Desc
xxx, 286 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
306 .70835 WOL
1 available
306 .70835 WOL
1 available
Providence Public - Level M
176 W854p
1 available
176 W854p
1 available
Woonsocket Harris - Adult Non-Fiction
306.7 WOL
1 available
306.7 WOL
1 available
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Published
New York : Random House, [1997].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
067941603X, 9780679416036
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index.
Description
Promiscuities follows a group of adolescent girls as they gradually become aware of themselves as sexual beings and discover what our culture tells them being female means. Drawing on her own experiences as well those of her contemporaries, Naomi Wolf reveals the secrets of our coming of age: the sexual games, forbidden crushes, losses of virginity, and rites of initiation. She also uncompromisingly examines the darker territories of abortion, the influences of the sex industry, and sexual violence that underlie contemporary girl's struggle for womanhood. By bringing into light our relationship to the "shadow slut" that conditions our sexual development, Promiscuities explores how the sexual experiences of the adolescent years determine women's sense of their own value as adults, and envisions how we could better guide girls through the "normatively shocking" landscape they now inhabit.
Description
Finally, Wolf looks at the popular culture of the recent past, as well as at the history and mythology of female desire, to show how our "liberated" culture still fears and distorts female passion. Bold and candid, funny and revelatory, Wolf's stories illustrate the fear and excitement, the fantasies and sometimes crippling realities, that make up a young contemporary woman's journey of erotic and emotional discovery.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction | 306 .70835 WOL | On Shelf |
Providence Public - Level M | 176 W854p | On Shelf |
Woonsocket Harris - Adult Non-Fiction | 306.7 WOL | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Femininity -- United States.
Sex instruction for girls -- United States.
Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
Teenage girls -- United States -- Sexual behavior.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980.
Women -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
Women -- United States -- Sexual behavior.
Femininity -- United States.
Sex instruction for girls -- United States.
Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
Teenage girls -- United States -- Sexual behavior.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980.
Women -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
Women -- United States -- Sexual behavior.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wolf, N. (1997). Promiscuities: the secret struggle for womanhood (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wolf, Naomi. 1997. Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wolf, Naomi. Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood Random House, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wolf, Naomi. Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood First edition., Random House, 1997.
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