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1 online resource (xii, 249 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Even though they are immersed in sex-saturated society, millions of teens are pledging to remain virgins until their wedding night. How are evangelical Christians persuading young people to wait until marriage? Christine J. Gardner looks closely at the language of the chastity movement and discovers a savvy campaign that uses sex to "sell" abstinence. Drawing from interviews with evangelical leaders and teenagers, she examines the strategy to shift from a negative "just say no" approach to a positive one: "just say yes" to great sex within marriage. Making chastity sexy sheds new light on an a ... |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index. |
| Contents |
From abstinence to purity : the changing tropes of chastity -- Of purity rings and pop stars : using sex to sell abstinence -- "Someday my prince will come" : the fairy-tale narrative and female power -- Disciplining sexuality : how American evangelical youth are committing to abstinence and sticking with it -- The fractured fairy tale : when true love doesn't wait -- Fearing God, not AIDS : abstinence in Africa -- The condom conflict : saving lives or promoting promiscuity? -- What's not so great about great sex -- Appendix A : U.S. interview list -- Appendix B : Africa interview list. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Sexual abstinence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Sexual abstinence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Sexual abstinence -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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Sexual abstinence -- Study and teaching. |
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United States. |
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Sexual abstinence. |
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Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
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Teenagers -- Sexual behavior. |
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Sex instruction for teenagers -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Sex instruction for teenagers -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Sexual abstinence. |
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Print version: Gardner, Christine J. (Christine Joy), 1969- Making chastity sexy. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011 9780520267275 (DLC) 2010052677 (OCoLC)695390033 |
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9780520950559 electronic book |
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0520950550 electronic book |
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9780520267275 cloth alkaline paper |
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0520267273 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780520267282 paperback alkaline paper |
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0520267281 paperback alkaline paper |
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