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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Leslie Bell , Carl BellPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780520261495ISBN 10: 0520261496 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 08 March 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. The Paradox of Sexual Freedom Part I. The Sexual Woman 2. The New Taboo: Katie 3. The Bad Girl: Jayanthi 4. A Pill to Kill Desire: Claudia Part II. The Relational Woman 5. The Good Girl: Alicia 6. On Not Having It All: Phoebe Part III. The Desiring Woman 7. How Does She Do It? Maria and Susan 8. Maybe She's Born with It: Sophia and Jeanette 9. Conclusion: What's a Modern Woman to Do? Appendix I. Splitting Appendix II. Clinical Interviewing Appendix III. Demographic Information about Respondents Notes References IndexReviewsBell's clear prose and accessible subject matter will appeal to both scholars of women's studies and young women looking for an explanation of some of the predicaments their generation faces. --Kirkus Reviews Finally! A nuanced look at hookup culture. This hookup book is not like the others. --Salon Bell's clear prose and accessible subject matter will appeal to both scholars of women's studies and young women looking for an explanation of some of the predicaments their generation faces. --Kirkus Reviews Emphasises that the problem is not conflict and hurt, which are inevitable parts of living, but rather that the way these young women interpret and learn from their experiences is crucial. --Times Higher Education [Bell] hoped to find that young women would have dynamic, confident sex lives ... but found a much more complex, difficult, dare we say Lena Dunham-esque situation instead. --San Francisco Magazine Bell hopes to dislodge embedded stereotypes of men as subject and women as object and defuse the fear that our sexuality is dangerous. Her book just might help that happen. --Bust Finally! A nuanced look at hookup culture. This hookup book is not like the others. --Salon Bell's clear prose and accessible subject matter will appeal to both scholars of women's studies and young women looking for an explanation of some of the predicaments their generation faces. --Kirkus Reviews Emphasises that the problem is not conflict and hurt, which are inevitable parts of living, but rather that the way these young women interpret and learn from their experiences is crucial. --Times Higher Education Author InformationLeslie C. Bell is a sociologist and psychotherapist who specializes in women's development and sexuality. She maintains a private practice in Berkeley, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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