Girls may be called "sluts" for any number of reasons, including being outsiders, early developers, victims of rape, targets of others' revenge. Often the labels has nothing to do with sex -- the girls simply do not fit in. An important account of the lives of these young women, Slut! weaves together powerful oral histories of girls and women who finally overcame their sexual labels with a cogent analysis of the underlying problem of sexual stereotyping.
Author Leora Tanenbaum herself was labeled a slut in high school. The confessional article she wrote for Seventeen about the experience caused a sensation and led her to write this book.
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Girls may be called "sluts" for any number of reasons, including being outsiders, early developers, victims of rape, targets of others' revenge. Often the labels has nothing to do with sex -- the girls simply do not fit in. An important account of the lives of these young women, Slut! weaves together powerful oral histories of girls and women who finally overcame their sexual labels with a cogent analysis of the underlying problem of sexual stereotyping.
Author Leora Tanenbaum herself was labeled a slut in high school. The confessional article she wrote for Seventeen about the experience caused a sensation and led her to write this book.
Imprint | HarperPerennial |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 2000 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | August 2000 |
Authors | Leura Tanenbaum |
Dimensions | 205 x 136 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 304 |
Edition | 1st Perennial ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-095740-7 |
Barcode | 9780060957407 |
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LSN | 0-06-095740-9 |