The Purity Myth

How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women

By Jessica Valenti
(Seal Press (CA), Hardcover, 9781580052535, 263pp.)

Publication Date: April 2009

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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