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The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women (2009) is a book about virginity by feminist author Jessica Valenti. The book was first released onto hardback on March 24, 2009, through Seal Press.
- United States
- Seal Press
- English
- Jessica Valenti
Mar 24, 2009 · 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.
- 0786744669, 9780786744664
- Jessica Valenti
- Basic Books, 2009
actively working to roll back women’s rights – using the purity myth to do it. [Television clip: “The Today Show”] Interviewer: “Jessica, you call it a myth – ‘the purity myth.’ What do you mean?” Jessica Valenti: “The purity myth is the lie that women’s sexuality has some bearing on who we are and how good we are.
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In “The Purity Myth,” author Jessica Valenti calls for society to do away with “outdated, dangerous notions of virginity,” so that women can work with a model...
Mar 21, 2009 · 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. Genres Feminism Nonfiction Sexuality Gender Studies Sociology Gender Politics. ...more. 263 pages, Hardcover. First published March 21, 2009.
The book and documentary both build upon Valenti's concept of the "purity myth," which she defines as idea that women's societal value is based upon their sexuality. Valenti states in the documentary, "Women are still led to believe that our moral compass lies somewhere between our legs, literally". This concept that women's morality is tied to ...
Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. [1] [2] The term virgin originally only referred to sexually inexperienced women, but has evolved to encompass a range of definitions, as found in traditional, modern and ethical concepts.
