The Purity Myth: How America?s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women

Valenti, Jessica

ISBN 10: 1580052533 / ISBN 13: 9781580052535

Edité par Seal Press, 2009

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Présentation de l'éditeur: 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-only 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 virgins 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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Purity Myth: How America?s Obsession ...
Éditeur : Seal Press
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : hardcover
Etat : Very Good