Damaged goods? : women living with incurable sexually transmitted diseases / Adina Nack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nack, Adina, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexually transmitted diseases--Social aspects.

Sexually transmitted diseases.

Women--Diseases--Social aspects.

Women.

Papillomavirus diseases--Social aspects.

Papillomavirus diseases.

Herpes genitalis--Social aspects.

Herpes genitalis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do women living with genital herpes and/or HPV (human papilloma virus) infections see themselves as sexual beings, and what choices do they make about sexual health issues? Adina Nack, a medical sociologist who specializes in sexual health and social psychology, conducted in-depth interviews with 43 women about their identities and sexuality in regards to chronic illness. The result is a fascinating book about an issue that affects over 15 million Americans, but is all too little discussed. Damaged Goods adds to our knowledge of how women are affected by living with c

Contents:

Mixing morality with medicine

Sexual invincibility

STD anxiety

The immoral patient

Damaged goods

Sexual healing

Reintegrating the sexual self

From personal tragedies to social change.

Notes:

XCS614.4X.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-241) and index.

ISBN:

9786611973254

9781281973252

1281973254

9781592137091

1592137091

OCLC:

437247331