Damaged Goods?: Women Living With Incurable Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Paperback)

December 30, 2009 by admin 

Damaged Goods?: Women Living With Incurable Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Review

“Damaged Goods? extends major ideas about stigma and links them to women’s sexual selves. It makes the most explicit links that I have seen between sexually transmitted disease and how women construct and reconstruct their sexual selves and does so in an engaging, accessible way. Nack’s emphasis on how these women see themselves as sexual beings is particularly strong. She advances the literature in this area.” Kathy Charmaz, Sonoma State University “Verdict: Nack’s book is relevant to researchers interested in the psychological effects of sexually transmitted diseases on women. Primarily research-based, it appears to be the first of its kind on the subject. Recommended for academic libraries serving that population as well as public health libraries.” Library Journal “[A] valuable volume…comprehensive.” – Women, Girls & Criminal Justice, February/March 2009 “This book makes a significant addition to the sexual health research literature by focusing on w (more…)

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