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Did you hear about the girl who-- ? : contemporary legends, folklore, and human sexuality / Mariamne H. Whatley and Elissa R. Henken.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whatley, Mariamne H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex--Folklore.
- Sex.
- Urban folklore--United States.
- Urban folklore.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; 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
- 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 Folklorein Sexuality Education; References; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814795057
- 0814795056
- 9780814784549
- 0814784542
- OCLC:
- 779828324
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