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رده
GR462 .W53 2000eb
GR462
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W53
2000eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0814784542
(Number (ISBN
9780814784549
Erroneous ISBN
0814793223
Erroneous ISBN
0814793231
Erroneous ISBN
9780814793220
Erroneous ISBN
9780814793237
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Did you hear about the girl who--? :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
contemporary legends, folklore, and human sexuality /
First Statement of Responsibility
Mariamne H. Whatley and Elissa R. Henken.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
New York University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xi, 211 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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
Text of Note
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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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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Title
Did you hear about the girl who--?.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sex-- Folklore.
Urban folklore-- United States.
Sex.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore & Mythology.
Urban folklore.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
SOC-- 011000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
398
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2/097307
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
GR462
Book number
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W53
2000eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Whatley, Mariamne H.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Henken, Elissa R.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20200822134441.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
pn
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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