Pleasures and Perils : Girls' Sexuality in a Caribbean Consumer Culture /

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Pleasures and Perils follows a group of young girls living on Nevis, an island society in the Eastern Caribbean. In this provocative ethnography, Debra Curtis examines their sexuality in gripping detail: why do Nevisian girls engage in sexual activity at such young ages? Where is the line between co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Curtis, Debra, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sexualität
Jugend
Sex > Social aspects.
Sex in popular culture.
Girls > Sexual behavior.
Girls > Attitudes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
SELF-HELP > Sexual Instruction.
PSYCHOLOGY > Human Sexuality.
Filles > Saint Kitts et Nevis > Nevis > Attitudes.
Sexualite dans la culture populaire > Saint Kitts et Nevis > Nevis.
Sexualite > Aspect social > Saint Kitts et Nevis > Nevis.
Filles > Sexualite > Saint Kitts et Nevis > Nevis.
Girls > Saint Kitts and Nevis > Nevis > Attitudes.
Sex in popular culture > Saint Kitts and Nevis > Nevis.
Sex > Social aspects > Saint Kitts and Nevis > Nevis.
Girls > Sexual behavior > Saint Kitts and Nevis > Nevis.
Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis > Nevis.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Pleasures and Perils follows a group of young girls living on Nevis, an island society in the Eastern Caribbean. In this provocative ethnography, Debra Curtis examines their sexuality in gripping detail: why do Nevisian girls engage in sexual activity at such young ages? Where is the line between coercion and consent? How does a desire for wealth affect a girl's sexual practices?. Curtis shows that girls are often caught between conflicting discourses of Christian teachings about chastity, public health cautions about safe sex, and media enticements about consumer delights. Sexuality's contrad.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813544304

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