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How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
Seal Press
April 2009
On Sale: April 1, 2009
300 pages
ISBN: 1580052533
EAN: 9781580052535
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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.
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