Did You Hear About The Girl Who . . . ? : : Contemporary Legends, Folklore, and Human Sexuality /

Did You Hear About The Girl Who . . . ? : : Contemporary Legends, Folklore, and Human Sexuality / / Elissa R. Henken, Marianne H. Whatley.

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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 believab...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Whatley, Marianne H.,
Henken, Elissa R.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2001]
©2001
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Yes, We Are Folk and We Do Have Folklore
  • 2. Contraceptive Jelly on Toast and Other Unintended Consequences of Sexuality Education
  • 3. You Can’t Get Pregnant Your Very First Time: Understandings of Fertility and Birth Control in 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 of Women’s Sexuality
  • 8. The Frat Boy’s Sister and the Chat Room Date: Incest, Accidental and Otherwise
  • 9. The Stolen Kidney, Leaping Crabs, and Other Dangers of Sexuality
  • 10. I Don’t Believe This but My Friends Do: Using Folklore in Sexuality Education
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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