Sexual Cultures and the Construction of Adolescent Identities.

Abstract

Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Contexts and Theories 1. Culture, Identities, and the Discourse of Adolescent Sexuality Janice M. Irvine 2. Adolescent Development: Whose Perspective? Jill Taylor 3. Sexuality Education for Immigrant and Minority Students: Developing a Culturally Appropriate Curriculum Janie Victoria Ward and Jill Taylor Part II: Culture and Communities 4. Culture, Context, and HIV Infection: Research on Risk Taking Among Adolescents Lee Strunin 5. Asian American Adolescents: Issues in the Expression of Sexuality Connie Chan 6. AIDS and Latino Adolescents Luisa Medrano 7. Homophobia, Identity, and the Meanings of Desire: Reflections on the Cultural Construction of Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Sexuality Diane Raymon 8. Daughters with Disabilities: Defective Women or Minority Women? Harilyn Rousso Part III: Texts and Conversations 9. Keeping Adolescents in the Picture: Construction of Adolescent Sexuality in Textbook Images and Popular Films Mariamne H. Whatley 10. Young Women and Their Dream Lovers: Sexuality in Adolescent Fiction Linda K. Christian-Smith 11. What Friends Are For: On Girls' Misogyny and Romantic Fusion Sharon Thompson 12. Daring to Desire: Culture and the Bodies of Adolescent Girls Deborah L. Tolman 13. Speaking Across Cultures Within Your Own Family Janet Kahn 14. Teens Talk Sex: Can We Talk Back? Robert E. Fullilove, Warren Barksdale, and Mindy Thompson Fullilove About the Contributors