Virgin nation : sexual purity and American adolescence / Sara Moslener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moslener, Sara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.

Sex.

Social movements--United States--History.

Social movements.

Values--United States--History.

Values.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Virgin Nation' historicises the contemporary purity movement by examining how earlier movements established the rhetorical and moral frameworks utilised by the leading purity organisations, True Loves Waits and Silver Ring Thing. This historical investigation reveals that purity work over the last two centuries has developed in concert with widespread fears of changing traditional gender roles and sexual norms, national decline, and global apocalypse.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Sexual Purity and National Security""; ""1. Sexual Purity and Civilization Work in the 19th Century""; ""2. From Adolescence to Lost Innocence: Religious Revival and Sexual Deviance in the Cold War Era""; ""3. Making Family Values""; ""4. New Purity Revolution""; ""5. Performing Sexual Purity in the Media Age""; ""Conclusion: Fear and Accommodation in the Contemporary Purity Culture""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-998778-5

0-19-023947-6

OCLC:

922973307