SLUT! : Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation - Hardcover

Leora Tanenbaum

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1888363940 ISBN 13: 9781888363944

Publisher: SEVEN STORIES PRESS, 1999

Synopsis

As Leora Tanenbaum persuasively shows, the sexual revolution is incomplete: sexual behaviour has changed but attitudes toward sexually active young women remain ossified in the '50s"""" - Susan Faludi A groundbreaking account of the lives of young women who stand up to the destructive power of namecalling. Includes startling, poignant real-life stories of how good girls are turned into 'sluts', and a cogent analysis of the underlying problems of sexual stereotyping.

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Review:

"Startling, poignant, real-life stories of how good girls are turned into 'sluts''and why. Leora Tanenbaum is a brilliant young writer."-- Gail Sheehy, author of "New Passages and "The Silent Passage""Slut! is a bracing corrective for any young woman who finds herself at the mercy of the double standard."-- Susan Faludi, author of "Backlash and "Stiffed"Leora Tanenbaum is one of the most astute and thoughtful of the new generation of feminist writers."-- Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of "Prozac Nation and "Bitch"An excellent book. . . . It should be mandatory for [students in] high schools and colleges to read it. These stories are heart-breaking."-- Janeane Garafolo, actor and comedian"Tanenbaum's argument is as sharp as the tongue of a ninth grade girl."-- "BUST Magazine"Leora Tanenbaum has taken one of the most hateful words of abuse and used it as the title of a book to help teenage girls."-- "CBS This Morning"Through bitter experience, either their own or a friend's, [young women] know that Leora Tanenbaum is right."-- "The Washington Post"An eye-opening book."-- "Redbook"Tanenbaum has written an important and alarming book; it deserves serious attention and should encourage serious action."-- "The Women's Review of Books"Tanenbaum [has made a] bold step into the literary world to start a bold discussion."-- "Newsday"Tanenbaum deserves praise for addressing the complications of sluttiness. . . . She makes interesting connections between sluttiness and braininess, gutsiness and independence. . . . This is refreshing stuff in light of the recent attention given to books such as "A Return to Modesty by Wendy Shalit."-- "Nerve"Highly recommended for anyone who has ever judged or beenjudged--which means pretty much everyone."-- "Bitch Magazine""Slut! is a powerful book.... It has potential as an instructional tool (and a cautionary tale) for educators."-- "Seattle Times"A brisk and straightforward analysis of sexual harassment among preteens and adolescents. . . . An especially good resource for young women and their parents."-- "Publishers Weekly"Offers up striking images of the cruelty of teenagers, both male and, more significantly, female, toward the girls whom they have labeled 'sluts.'"-- "Kirkus Reviews"As Tanenbaum persuasively shows, slut-bashing has enormous consequences for everyone, not only for the girls who are harassed."--"San Francisco Bay Times

About the Author:

LEORA TANENBAUM writes about women and girls and the unique problems they face. She is the author of Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation, Catfight: Rivalries Among Women--From Diets to Dating, From the Boardroom to the Delivery Room, Bad Shoes and the Women Who Love Them, and Taking Back God: American Women Rising Up for Religious Equality. She lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: SEVEN STORIES PRESS
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1888363940
• ISBN 13: 9781888363944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290