Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Contextualizing the Study: Establishing an Interpretive Framework
3. What's a Young Woman (Not) to Think? Sifting through Early Messages about Hetero-Relations
4. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Deciding How/Who to Be in Hetero-Relationships
5. Managing Contradictions: Getting in, out, and around Hetero-Relations
6. Controlling the Damage: Making Meaning When "Things Go Badly"
7. Conclusion
Afterword: Lingering Dilemmas: How Much Do We Want to Know?
Appendix A: Individual Interview Guide
Appendix B: Group Interview Discussion Topics
Appendix C: Analysis: Working with the Data
Notes
References
Index
About the Author