Dirty little secrets : breaking the silence on teenage girls and promiscuity /
Cohen, Kerry.
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, Inc.,
c2011.
Examines the different causes of promiscuous behavior in teenage girls and discusses way in which they can be helped to change through overcoming their core beliefs about themselves and developing a sense of self-worth.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-238).
Girls will be girls: female sexual development -- Boy crazy: the fantasy girls have about boys -- The unholy trinity: the virgin, the slut, and the empowered girl -- Best friends and role models: mothers and loose girls -- Daddy issues: how fathers matter -- Loose girls in context: risks and losses -- Saying yes, saying no: consensual sex and rape -- Brave new world: the loose girl online -- Grown-up girl: the adult loose girl -- The beginning of change -- Waves: protecting against loose-girl behavior.
Examines the different causes of promiscuous behavior in teenage girls and discusses way in which they can be helped to change through overcoming their core beliefs about themselves and developing a sense of self-worth.
Teenage girls
Promiscuity.