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3. You Can’t Get Pregnant Your Very First Time: Understandings of Fertility and Birth Control in Folk Beliefs

  • Marianne H. Whatley and Elissa R. Henken
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. 1. Yes, We Are Folk and We Do Have Folklore 1
  6. 2. Contraceptive Jelly on Toast and Other Unintended Consequences of Sexuality Education 17
  7. 3. You Can’t Get Pregnant Your Very First Time: Understandings of Fertility and Birth Control in Folk Beliefs 24
  8. 4. Lesbians Don’t Have Periods and Other Menstrual Folklore 43
  9. 5. The Tiny Gift-Wrapped Coffin: Addressing Fears of AIDS 67
  10. 6. Of Gerbils and Stomach Pumps: Homophobia in Legends 91
  11. 7. The Peanut Butter Surprise: Fear and Loathing of Women’s Sexuality 114
  12. 8. The Frat Boy’s Sister and the Chat Room Date: Incest, Accidental and Otherwise 143
  13. 9. The Stolen Kidney, Leaping Crabs, and Other Dangers of Sexuality 159
  14. 10. I Don’t Believe This but My Friends Do: Using Folklore in Sexuality Education 182
  15. References 199
  16. Index 205
  17. About the Authors 211
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814784549.003.0007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. 1. Yes, We Are Folk and We Do Have Folklore 1
  6. 2. Contraceptive Jelly on Toast and Other Unintended Consequences of Sexuality Education 17
  7. 3. You Can’t Get Pregnant Your Very First Time: Understandings of Fertility and Birth Control in Folk Beliefs 24
  8. 4. Lesbians Don’t Have Periods and Other Menstrual Folklore 43
  9. 5. The Tiny Gift-Wrapped Coffin: Addressing Fears of AIDS 67
  10. 6. Of Gerbils and Stomach Pumps: Homophobia in Legends 91
  11. 7. The Peanut Butter Surprise: Fear and Loathing of Women’s Sexuality 114
  12. 8. The Frat Boy’s Sister and the Chat Room Date: Incest, Accidental and Otherwise 143
  13. 9. The Stolen Kidney, Leaping Crabs, and Other Dangers of Sexuality 159
  14. 10. I Don’t Believe This but My Friends Do: Using Folklore in Sexuality Education 182
  15. References 199
  16. Index 205
  17. About the Authors 211
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