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Straightlaced : how gender's got us all tied up /

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"Meet 50 incredibly diverse students who take us on a powerful, intimate journey to see how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are shaping the lives of today's American teens ... Demonstrates how gender-based expectations are deeply intertwined with homophobia, and also are impa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Groundspark (Firm), Respect for All Project, New Day Films
Other Authors: Chasnoff, Debra, 1957-, Chen, Sue, Yacker, Fawn, Butler, Rick, Cutler, Miriam
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, with optional Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.] : New Day Films, [2009]
Edition:Standard format.
Subjects:
Sex role > United States.
Gender identity > United States.
Sexual orientation > United States.
Peer pressure in adolescence > United States.
Teenagers > United States > Attitudes.
Teenagers > Sexual behavior > United States.
Teenagers > United States > Social conditions.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:Official website
Table of Contents:
  • How we look
  • What we do
  • Media messages
  • Dumbing down
  • The gender spectrum
  • Tragic toll
  • Walk and talk "like a man"
  • Sex : the double standard
  • We're not sex crazy!
  • Rejection, fear and violence
  • Expanding gender identities
  • Speaking out and taking action
  • Why we agreed to be filmed.