Her Way: Young Women Remake the Sexual Revolution

by Paula Kamen

Book Overview

How young woman are redefining sex 30 years after the Sexual Revolution Three decades after the Sexual Revolution, women's power and status have begun to match men's, and women are finally making the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767910001
• ISBN13: 9780767910002
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Wit and Fun Blended with a Base of Usefulness

Intelligently and objectively--and with considerable wit and in a fun and playful manner-- presents the sexual choices women have and the positives and negatives of each. No choice is without its merits and adverse side effects; and these may change as the person grows older. In a nonsensationalistic way, the author covers many segments of our society and compares and contrasts the viewpoints and perspectives of each. She relates her own work with those of others, including those of noted scholars. Her mission is to educate and enable the reader to make choices customized for each individual. One size does NOT fit all.

A incredible book!

"Her Way" is must read for women and men!

an antidote to stereotypes

In "Her Way," Paula Kamen shows how women are rewriting the sexual script, both the traditional one and the one edited by their mothers in the sexual revolution. She assesses her interviews with a wide variety of young women in the context of a sexual culture that has become increasingly diverse. She finds that more women are making decisions about sexual activity based on their own needs, not those of any man or of sexual prescriptions from others. The women do not follow any single new script. Kamen finds, for example, that religion frames some women's choices about sex, while others set out to break away from the sexual rules they were taught as girls. She concludes, however, that while women have a greater say in their sex lives, they are not yet equal partners in a conversation about sex with men. Bisexual and lesbian women fare better, but they too must live in a sexual culture that caters to the heterosexual man.Still, she is optimistic because the process of change is ongoing. Kamen's fluid writing style is a pleasure to read. Anyone who is, knows, teaches, or parents a young woman should check "Her Way" out.

Another Great Book by Paula Kamen

I loved Paula Kamen's first book "Feminist Fatale," which probed the reluctance of young women to call themselves feminist, even though they supported feminist ideas and goals. "Her Way" is also extremely interesting. Kamen interviewed lots of young women and argues that they are rewriting many of the old sexist scripts -- at work, in relationships, in bed. She finds them assertive, independent and energetic, with high expectations for equality and intimacy, sexually frank and in control of their lives to an unprecedented extent. A well-written, optimistic portrait of a generation that doesn't usually get such good press!