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" Did you hear about the girl who--? : "
Mariamne H. Whatley and Elissa R. Henken.
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846346
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Whatley, Mariamne H.
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Did you hear about the girl who--? : : contemporary legends, folklore, and human sexuality /\ Mariamne H. Whatley and Elissa R. Henken.
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New York :: New York University Press,, ©2000.
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1 online resource (xi, 211 pages)
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0814784542
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0814793223
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0814793231
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9780814793220
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9780814793237
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index.
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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
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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 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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Sex-- Folklore.
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Urban folklore-- United States.
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Sex.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore Mythology.
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Urban folklore.
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United States.
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398.2/097307
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GR462.W53 2000eb
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Henken, Elissa R.
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