Bibliograph

Dirty little secrets, breaking the silence on teenage girls and promiscuity, Kerry Cohen

Type

Label

Dirty little secrets, breaking the silence on teenage girls and promiscuity, Kerry Cohen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-238)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dirty little secrets

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

515418170

Responsibility statement

Kerry Cohen

Sub title

breaking the silence on teenage girls and promiscuity

Summary

Examines the different causes of promiscuous behavior in teenage girls and discusses way in which they can be helped to change through overcoming their core beliefs about themselves and developing a sense of self-worth

Table Of Contents

Girls will be girls: female sexual development -- Boy crazy: the fantasy girls have about boys -- The unholy trinity: the virgin, the slut, and the empowered girl -- Best friends and role models: mothers and loose girls -- Daddy issues: how fathers matter -- Loose girls in context: risks and losses -- Saying yes, saying no: consensual sex and rape -- Brave new world: the loose girl online -- Grown-up girl: the adult loose girl -- The beginning of change -- Waves: protecting against loose-girl behavior

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