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1 online resource (223 pages) |
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Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Yes, We Are Folk and We Do Have Folklore; 2. Contraceptive Jelly on Toast and Other UnintendedConsequences of Sexuality Education; 3. You Can't Get Pregnant Your Very First Time:Understandings of Fertility and Birth Controlin Folk Beliefs; 4. Lesbians Don't Have Periods and Other Menstrual Folklore; 5. The Tiny Gift-Wrapped Coffin: Addressing Fears of AIDS; 6. Of Gerbils and Stomach Pumps: Homophobia in Legends; 7. The Peanut Butter Surprise: Fear and Loathing ofWomen's Sexuality |
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8. The Frat Boy's Sister and the Chat Room Date: Incest, Accidental and Otherwise9. The Stolen Kidney, Leaping Crabs, and Other Dangersof Sexuality; 10. I Don't Believe This but My Friends Do: Using Folklorein Sexuality Education; References; Index; About the Authors |
| Summary |
Ever hear the one about the man who wakes up after a chance sexual encounter to discover he's been involuntarily relieved of one of his kidneys? Or the tiny gift-wrapped box from a recently departed lover that reveals a horrible secret? Everyone knows contemporary legends, those barely believable, often lurid, cautionary tales, always told as though they happened to the friend of a friend. Sometimes we pass them on to others unsure of their truthfulness, usually we dismiss them as mere myth. But these far-fetched legends tell us quite a bit about our deepest fears and fantasies. In fact, a lar |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sex -- Folklore
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Urban folklore -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology.
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Sex
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Urban folklore
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Henken, Elissa R
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| ISBN |
9780814784549 |
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0814784542 |
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0814793223 |
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9780814793220 |
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