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02114cam a2200433 a 4500 001 545A17A882A711DE820800E8A7D7520A 003 SILO 005 20240315010227 008 080926s2009 cau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008042226 020 $a 1580052533 020 $a 9781580052535 035 $a (OCoLC)259754338 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d C#P $d BWX $d CDX $d MOF $d VP@ $d IG# $d SNK $d JIU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HQ29 $b .V338 2009 082 00 $a 306.73 $2 22 100 1 $a Valenti, Jessica. 245 1 $a The purity myth : $b how America's obsession with virginity is hurting young women / $c Jessica Valenti. 260 $a Berkeley, Calif. : $b Seal Press, $c c2009. 300 $a 263 p. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 1 $a "The United States is obsessed with virginity - from the media to schools to government agencies. The Purity Myth is a critique about why this is so, and why it's problematic for girls and women. Analyzing cultural stereotypes and media messages, Jessica Valenti reveals the overt and hidden ways our society links a young woman's worth to her sexuality rather than to values like honesty, kindness, and altruism."--BOOK JACKET. 650 0 $a Young women $x Sexual behavior. 650 0 $a Virginity $x Social aspects. 941 $a 10 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525040238.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210707012542.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204035707.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110022104.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171229051237.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418074435.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20160506011020.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20100201083435.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090806113132.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=545A17A882A711DE820800E8A7D7520A 994 $a 02 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search