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.
Sale end in:
The Purity Myth: How America s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
By: Jessica Valenti
ISBN-10: 1580052533
ISBN-13 : 978-1580052535
Publisher : Seal Press; 0 edition (March 24, 2009)
Language : English
Hardcover: 300 pages
Reading Age : None
Dimensions : 6.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches
Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
$18.34 $14.67
There are no reviews yet.