The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women Book

The United States is obsessed with virginity — from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti argues that the countryâ??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 Wildâ? infomercials — place a young womanâ??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 theyâ??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.Read More

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  • 1580052533
  • 9781580052535
  • Jessica Valenti
  • 3 March 2009
  • Avalon Publishing Group
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 300
  • 1st ed.
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