The Purity Myth
How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
$49.17
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2009
Summary
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781580053143 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1580053149 |
| Author: | Jessica Valenti |
| Publisher: | Seal Press |
| Imprint: | Seal Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | First Trade Paper Edition |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2009 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 138mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Jessica Valenti
Jessica Valenti is the author of multiple books on feminism, politics and culture, and editor of the anthology Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape.
Jessica is also the founder of Feministing.com, which Columbia Journalism Review called “head and shoulders above almost any writing on women’s issues in mainstream media.”
Her writing has appeared in publications like the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Nation, and Ms. magazine. She is currently a columnist at the Guardian US. Jessica lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.
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