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  • Michele Tracy Berger
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Black Women's Health
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© 2021 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2021 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. Mother and Daughter Narratives about Health, Sexuality, and Young Womanhood 29
  5. 2. Mothers’ Health Narratives 66
  6. 3. “I’m in Between”: Daughters and Health Inheritances 106
  7. 4. “I Want That First Kiss to Be Perfect”: Mothers on Intimacy, Pleasure, and Sexuality 129
  8. 5. “Mom, Can We Talk about Sex?”: Daughters and Sexuality 172
  9. 6. Resolutions 207
  10. Acknowledgments 215
  11. Appendix: Methodological Notes 219
  12. Notes 223
  13. Bibliography 227
  14. Index 235
  15. About the Author 247
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479828524.003.0001

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. Mother and Daughter Narratives about Health, Sexuality, and Young Womanhood 29
  5. 2. Mothers’ Health Narratives 66
  6. 3. “I’m in Between”: Daughters and Health Inheritances 106
  7. 4. “I Want That First Kiss to Be Perfect”: Mothers on Intimacy, Pleasure, and Sexuality 129
  8. 5. “Mom, Can We Talk about Sex?”: Daughters and Sexuality 172
  9. 6. Resolutions 207
  10. Acknowledgments 215
  11. Appendix: Methodological Notes 219
  12. Notes 223
  13. Bibliography 227
  14. Index 235
  15. About the Author 247
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