The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00E7UV8QE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 578 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 United States is obsessed with virginity from the media to schools to government agencies. 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. 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.. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, rather than values like honesty, kindness, and alt
When Elizabeth Smart spoke at John Hopkins University in 2013 When Elizabeth Smart spoke at John Hopkins University in 2013, she recounted the lesson of her abstinence-only sex ed course: that women were like piece of gum, and sex outside of marriage made them equivalent to a disgusting piece of chewed gum. After losing her virg. Sydney Walsh said Articulate, Funny, and Smart. I first read Jessica Valenti in my "intro level" Women and Gender studies course. We read excerpts from Full Frontal Feminism, and I loved her cussing, no-holds attitude, and sarcasm. Over the semester, I built up an Amazon wish list of feminist books to read, and The. danielle said It is a great book. it is something that every feminist should. It is a great book. it is something that every feminist should read. I knew some things about how our society glorifis purity and virginity bit it really opened my eyes to exact cases in which that is being used to oppress women and bring us back to traditional gender