This book takes a close look at how girls of color think, talk, and learn about sex and sexual ethics, how they navigate their developing sexuality through cultural stereotypes about sex and body image, and how they negotiate their sexual learning within a co-ed sex education classroom. While girls of color are often pictured as at risk or engaged in risky behavior, the analyses of focus groups and classroom discussions, show not only girls' vulnerabilities but their strengths as they work with integrating diverse identities, media messages, school policy and history into their understanding of the sexual world they are exposed to and a part of.

Fills an important gap in the sexual development field by focusing on girls of color in a complex and positive way A sensitive but critical analysis on the intersection of sex, sexuality, sex education, race, and class Addresses a much needed look at sexual development and the management of media messages about sexuality for girls of color

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Sharon Lamb is Professor of Counseling Psychology at University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
Tangela Roberts is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling and School Psychology PhD program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
Aleksandra Plocha is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling and School Psychology PhD program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: Girls of Color, Sex, and Healthy Sexuality .- Body Image, Sexiness, and Sexualization .- Respect .- Vulnerabilities in the Sex Ed Classroom .- Media and Sexuality .- Recommendations: Working with Girls of Color around Issues of Sexuality, Sexualization, and Sex Education.