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The purity myth : how America's obsession with virginity is hurting young women / Jessica Valenti.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valenti, Jessica.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Young women--Sexual behavior--United States.
- Young women.
- Virginity--Social aspects--United States.
- Virginity.
- Social aspects.
- Young women--Sexual behavior.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 263 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, Calif. : Seal Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781580052535
- 1580052533
- OCLC:
- 259754338
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