Garcia, Lorena (Sociologist)

Respect yourself, protect yourself : Latina girls and sexual identity / Lorena Garcia. - New York : New York University, c2012. - xi, 218 p. ; 25 cm. - Intersections .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-207) and index.

Acknowledgments viii -- Introduction : studying the "other" girls -- "She's old school like that" : mother and daughter sex talks -- The sexual (mis)education of Latina girls -- "Handlin" your business? : sexual respectability and peers -- Playing Lil' games : partners and safe-sex strategies -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Profile of research participants -- Appendix B: Methodological notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Hispanic American teenage girls--Psychology.--United States
Self-perception in adolescence--United States.
Gender identity--United States.
Sex instruction for girls--United States.

HQ798 / .G37 2012

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