too many f-words: teenage bodies and The Purity Myth

[pocochina]

So my last read of the few months away from my hectic school life has been The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti.  Her very strong thesis - that young women are harmed by the cultural script that values them for what they have (or, more appropriately, have not) done sexually - is backed up by a decent book.

I got the same feeling as I read The Purity

Comments

[gabrielleabelle]

Hmmm...I have TPM on my Amazon wishlist (along with many, many other books). I appreciate the thoughtful review of it. Thanks. :)

[troubleinchina]

Ah. That does make easier my decision on whether to pick it up.

[pocochina]

Yeah. It's not that it's a bad book, by any stretch. It has a definite target market, and would be a really, really good book for a significant number of young women to read. But I reel like, for all its focus on broad policy (which I applaud!) it might really only be useful for that population. A fair to good book, just not quite what I was expecting.