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The Purity Myth
''The Purity Myth'' is a 2009 book by Jessica Valenti. It was first released onto hardback on March 24, 2009 through Seal Press. The book contains research by Valenti that she asserts shows that there is a prevalent false notion promoted within the United States that a woman's worth is dictated by whether or not she is sexually active, implying that the loss of virginity can affect her negatively. A DVD tie-in titled ''The Purity Myth: The Virginity Movement's War Against Women'' was released in 2011.
==Summary==
In the book, Valenti discusses various different elements of society that promote chastity and discourage pre-marital sexual activity in women and teenage girls. She asserts that many sex education programs in the United States will only promote abstinence-only education, which she feels gives an unhealthy attitude towards sex and women. Valenti also asserts that the myth uses virginity as an "easy ethical road map" in order to teach women that, unlike the ability to abstain from having sex, their beliefs and actions hold no bearing to their value as human beings.〔(2009). The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women, p. 26. Seal Press. ISBN 978-1-58005-253-5.〕 Valenti does not discourage chastity but shows disapproval over virginity pledge programs such as purity balls and the Silver Ring Thing for the aforementioned reasons.
Valenti also argues that the over-emphasizing and idealization of virginity promotes the Madonna–whore complex, which would make many women and teen girls choose to be hypersexualized as they cannot live up to the expectations placed upon them.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.today.com/id/30353377#.Us40rdJdVqx )〕 She also states that she believes that the concept of virginity is a myth, as the actual definition of the term is abstract and differs depending on the person, religion, or situation. Valenti explains that she was unable to find an exact medical definition of virginity in the Harvard Medical School library and that the popular concept of virginity did not fit both genders.
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