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Purity Myth : How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti (2009, Hardcover)
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PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-101580052533
ISBN-139781580052535
eBay Product ID (ePID)70938961
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Book TitlePurity Myth : How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicHuman Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), Women's Studies
GenreSocial Science
AuthorJessica Valenti
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-042226
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal306.73
SynopsisThe United States is obsessed with virginity from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti argues that the country s intense focus on chastity is damaging to young women. Through in-depth cultural and social analysis, Valenti reveals that powerful messaging on both extremes ranging from abstinence curriculum to Girls Gone Wild infomercials place a young woman s worth entirely on her sexuality. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, rather than values like honesty, kindness, and altruism. Valenti sheds light on the value and hypocrisy around the notion that girls remain virgin until they re married by putting into context the historical question of purity, modern abstinence-only education, pornography, and public punishments for those who dare to have sex. The Purity Myth presents a revolutionary argument that girls and women are overly valued for their sexuality, as well as solutions for a future without a damaging emphasis on virginity. ", The United States is obsessed with virginity -- from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti argues that the country's intense focus on chastity is damaging to young women. Through in-depth cultural and social analysis, Valenti reveals that powerful messaging on both extremes -- ranging from abstinence curriculum to "Girls Gone Wild" infomercials -- place a young woman's worth entirely on her sexuality. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, rather than values like honesty, kindness, and altruism. Valenti sheds light on the value -- and hypocrisy -- around the notion that girls remain virgin until they're married by putting into context the historical question of purity, modern abstinence-only education, pornography, and public punishments for those who dare to have sex. The Purity Myth presents a revolutionary argument that girls and women are overly valued for their sexuality, as well as solutions for a future without a damaging emphasis on virginity.
LC Classification NumberHQ29.V338 2009
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