I am not a slut : slut-shaming in the age of the Internet /

The author of the groundbreaking work Slut! explores the phenomenon of slut-shaming in the age of sexting, tweeting, and "liking." She shows that the sexual double standard is more dangerous than ever before and offers wisdom and strategies for alleviating its destructive effects on young...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tanenbaum, Leora, 1969- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper Perennial, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Stereotypes (Social psychology) > United States. Girls > United States > Social conditions. Teenage girls > United States > Social conditions. Sex discrimination against women > United States. Sex in popular culture > United States. Bullying. Social media. Girls > Social conditions. Sex discrimination against women. Sex in popular culture. Stereotypes (Social psychology) Teenage girls > Social conditions. United States.

Table of Contents:

What's the same, what's different
Are you a "good slut" or a "bad slut"
Slut-bashing : face-to-face and in cyberspace
Reciprocal slut-shaming : sexual identity in an online world
"Good slut" containment strategies
"Bad slut" coping mechanisms
The rape of a "slut" is rape
Can "slut" be reclaimed?
Creative solutions to eliminate "slut"
dos and don'ts for parents of teenagers and college-age children
The slut-shaming self-defense toolkit.