The Purity Myth

How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women

By Jessica Valenti
(Seal Press, Hardcover, 9781580052535, 300pp.)

Publication Date: March 2009

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Paperback, Paperback

Categories: Human Sexuality, Women's Studies - General

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"The Purity Myth" presents a revolutionary argument that girls and women are overly valued for their sexuality and offers solutions for a future without a damaging emphasis on virginity.
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