Curtis, Debra, 1963-

Pleasures and perils : girls' sexuality in a Caribbean consumer culture / Debra Curtis. - xii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - The Rutgers series in childhood studies . - Rutgers series in childhood studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-211) and index.

Introduction -- Globalizing Nevis : radical shifts from subsistence to consumerism -- Competing discourses and morality at play -- Consuming global scripts : media, sex, and desire -- The state and sexualities -- Rethinking sexual-economic exchange -- Theorizing sexual pleasure -- Conclusion.

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Girls--Sexual behavior--Saint Kitts and Nevis--Nevis
Sex--Social aspects--Saint Kitts and Nevis--Nevis
Sex in popular culture--Saint Kitts and Nevis--Nevis
Girls--Attitudes--Saint Kitts and Nevis--Nevis

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