Not my kid : what parents believe about the sex lives of their teenagers /

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Author / Creator:Elliott, Sinikka.
Imprint:New York : New York University Press, c2012.
Description:viii, 214 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8904059
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ISBN:9780814722589 (cl : alk. paper)
081472258X (cl : alk. paper)
9780814722596 (pb : alk. paper)
0814722598 (pb : alk. paper)
9780814771693 (ebook)
0814771696 (ebook)
9780814771341 (ebook)
0814771343 (ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Sex panics: debates over sex education and the construction of teen sexuality
  • The asexual teen: naivete, dependence, and sexual danger
  • Negotiating the erotic: when parents and teens talk about sex
  • The hypersexual teen: sexy bodies, raging hormones, and irresponsibility
  • Other teens: how race, class, and gender matter
  • Anxious monitoring: strategies of protection and surveillance
  • Uncertainty in parents? Sexual lessons
  • Conclusion: reconstructing teen sexuality.