Charlie Jeffries
Teenage Dreams: Girlhood Sexualities in the U.S. Culture Wars
Teenage Dreams: Girlhood Sexualities in the U.S. Culture Wars
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Teenage Dreams explores the race and class-based conflicts over adolescent women's sexual and reproductive rights in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, revealing a culture war between adults of different political stripes. The book highlights the unexpected alliances in American political battles and sheds light on the resurgence of the right in the US.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 238 pages
Publication date: 17 June 2022
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Teenage Dreams delves into the complex and contentious battles surrounding adolescent women's sexual and reproductive rights in the United States during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Through a comprehensive examination of archival sources from activists, artists, and policymakers, the book uncovers a profound culture war that emerged between adults of different political stripes in the cultural mainstream. These adults, driven by a desire to delay girlhood sexual experience at all costs, found themselves at odds with those who remained culturally underground in their support for teenagers' access to frank sexual information. These courageous adults, who dared to advocate for these rights in public, formed unexpected alliances with teenagers themselves, who became a significant and increasingly visible part of this activism.
The history of these debates reveals surprising alliances in American political battles, shedding new light on the resurgence of the right in the US in recent years. Teenage Dreams offers a powerful exploration of the complex dynamics that shaped the sexual and reproductive lives of adolescent women and the broader social and political context in which these struggles unfolded. It is a testament to the resilience and determination of those who fought for adolescent rights and a valuable contribution to our understanding of the ongoing challenges and complexities of gender and sexuality in America.
Weight: 340g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978806795
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