I Am Not a Slut: Slut-Shaming in the Age of the Internet

by Leora Tanenbaum

Book Overview

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 women's lives.

Young women are encouraged to express themselves sexually. Yet when they do, they are derided as "sluts." Caught in a double bind of mixed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006228259X
• ISBN13: 9780062282590
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 7.9"