Damaged goods? [[electronic resource] ] : women living with incurable sexually transmitted diseases / / Adina Nack

• Autore: Nack Adina <1972->
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.196/951
• Soggetto topico: Sexually transmitted diseases - Social aspects; Women - Diseases - Social aspects; Papillomavirus diseases - Social aspects; Herpes genitalis - Social aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: XCS614.4X.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-241) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Mixing morality with medicine -- Sexual invincibility -- STD anxiety -- The immoral patient -- Damaged goods -- Sexual healing -- Reintegrating the sexual self -- From personal tragedies to social change.
• Sommario/riassunto: How do women living with genital herpes and/or HPV (human papilloma virus) infections see themselves as sexual beings, and what choices do they make about sexual health issues? Adina Nack, a medical sociologist who specializes in sexual health and social psychology, conducted in-depth interviews with 43 women about their identities and sexuality in regards to chronic illness. The result is a fascinating book about an issue that affects over 15 million Americans, but is all too little discussed. Damaged Goods adds to our knowledge of how women are affected by living with c
• Titolo autorizzato: Damaged goods
• ISBN: 1-281-97325-4; 1-59213-709-1; 9786611973254
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453784303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II