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Purity Myth - 9781580052535
Un libro in lingua di Valenti Jessica edito da AVALON TRAVEL PUBLISHING, 2009
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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.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Purity Myth
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Valenti Jessica
- Editore: AVALON TRAVEL PUBLISHING
- Data di Pubblicazione: 07 Maggio '09
- Genere: Lingua Inglese
- EAN-13: 9781580052535