Overview
- Fills an important gap in the sexual development field by focusing on girls of color in a complex and positive way
- A sensitive but critical analysis on the intersection of sex, sexuality, sex education, race, and class
- Addresses a much needed look at sexual development and the management of media messages about sexuality for girls of color
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Reviews
“This book offers a resource helpful in understanding the challenges girls of color face in developing sexuality and behaviors as a result of sex education. … this book ishighly recommended as a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of sex education programs in regards to perpetuating stereotypes of African American women rather than the more common tendency to measure effectiveness by sexual activity levels and pregnancy.” (Taylor Fontan, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 46, 2017)
“This academically based but easy-to-read book provides an analysis of sexuality and sex education for girls of color that can be useful in stimulating thought and discussion in any context where sex education takes place … . The book may be particularly important to girls of color, as they consider how their experience may or may not fit the book’s depiction, and it may communicate to them how important their voices are in sexuality debates.” (Donna Marie Castañeda, Psychology of Women Quarterly, Vol. 41 (4), 2017)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Tangela Roberts is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling and School Psychology PhD program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
Aleksandra Plocha is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling and School Psychology PhD program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Girls of Color, Sexuality, and Sex Education
Authors: Sharon Lamb, Tangela Roberts, Aleksandra Plocha
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60155-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60153-7Published: 21 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95625-8Published: 21 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-60155-1Published: 20 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 96
Topics: Gender Studies, Developmental Psychology, Community and Environmental Psychology, Self and Identity