The purity myth : how America's obsession with virginity is hurting young women
"The United States is obsessed with virginity - from the media to schools to government agencies. The Purity Myth is a critique about why this is so, and why it's problematic for girls and women. Analyzing cultural stereotypes and media messages, Jessica Valenti reveals the overt and hidden ways our society links a young woman's worth to her sexuality rather than to values like honesty, kindness, and altruism"--Jacket
1 online resource (263 pages)
9780786744664, 9781580053143, 9781282460492, 9786612460494, 0786744669, 1580053149, 1282460498, 6612460490
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The cult of virginity
Tainted love
Forever young
The porn connection
Classroom chastity
Legislating sexuality
Public punishments
Beyond manliness
Sex, morals, and trusting women
Post-virgin world
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English