Making chastity sexy the rhetoric of evangelical abstinence campaigns / Christine J. Gardner.

Author/creator Gardner, Christine J., 1969-
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxii, 249 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Sexual abstinence--Religious aspects. --Christianity.
Sexual abstinence--Study and teaching. --United States.
Teenagers--Sexual behavior. --United States.
Sex instruction for teenagers--Religious aspects. --Christianity.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010052677
ISBN9780520267275 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520267273 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520267282 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520267281 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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