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Title: Fast Girls: Teenage Tribes and the Myth of the Slut by Emily White ISBN: 0-684-86740-0 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 27 March, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.85 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Important book
Comment: I read both the book, and the other reviews. One reviewer mentioned he'd lived across the hall from some 'sluts' he knew, who were "nice people". His attitude is actually half of the problem, but that's by the by. Onto the book.
Emily White has given us an exercise in pinpointing the dangerous clique society that engulfs our schools and encourages seperatism and prejudice. The mentality behind labelling girls as "sluts" is fairly well discussed, and the author did actually hit a raw nerve with me, as I was one of those girls was *was* labelled. With that in mind, this review is admittedly biased.
I did appreciate the conversations with other "sluts", and I would love to see this book as required reading in schools everywhere. Perhaps the most startling thing about this book though, was the author's actual attitude towards these "sluts". On one hand it was sympathetic, and justifiably defensive of the whole stigma, but on the other hand, all too often it appeared that White was actually part of the problem, in her use of labels. Maybe I misinterpreted it. Regardless, it's an important book that's very accessible to a wide audience, and would be a great addition to any teacher's bookshelf. We can all learn something here.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: I found this book moving and original in its approach. Both women and men should read it, as well as high school kids. Essential reading.
Rating: 3
Summary: Reader
Comment: I think this book was o.k. and recommend it for people 14 and over.
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Title: Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation by Leora Tanenbaum ISBN: 0060957409 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Secret Lives of Girls: What Good Girls Really Do--Sex Play, Aggression, and Their Guilt by Sharon Lamb ISBN: 0743201078 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons ISBN: 0156027348 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence by Rosalind Wiseman ISBN: 1400047927 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Woman's Inhumanity to Woman by Phyllis Chesler, Phyllis Chessler ISBN: 1560253517 Publisher: Nation Books Pub. Date: 09 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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