The politics of virginity
Alesha E. Doan · 2008
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The Politics of Virginity details what abstinence programs teach students, exposes the political and religious agendas behind such programs, and analyzes the damaging effects to women of the resurrection of the chastity belt: including sexual disempowerment, distorted power dynamics in relationships, increased vulnerability to sexual assault, increased emotional vulnerability, increased risk of unintended pregnancy, and STD/HIV infection. By focusing on the marriage of morality politics with gender politics and of ignorance with chastity that underlies abstinence-only education, the authors fill a major gap in the literature of reproductive politics and policy.
Book details
- Year
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Series
- Reproductive rights and policy
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishers
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 185
- ISBN
- 9780275990091
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