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1 online resource (1 video file, 45 min.) |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Credits |
Edited by Jason Young ; media research, Scott Morris ; camera, David Rabinovitz. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2011. |
| Summary |
In this video adaptation of her bestselling book, pioneering feminist blogger Jessica Valenti trains her sights on "the virginity movement" -- an unholy alliance of evangelical Christians, right-wing politicians, and conservative policy intellectuals who have been exploiting irrational fears about women's sexuality to roll back women's rights. From dad-and-daughter "purity balls," taxpayer-funded abstinence-only curricula, and political attacks on Planned Parenthood, to recent attempts by legislators to de-fund women's reproductive health care and narrow the legal definition of rape, Valenti identifies a single, unifying assumption: the myth that the worth of a woman depends on what she does -- or does not do -- sexually. In the end, Valenti argues that the health and well-being of women are too important to be left to ideologues bent on vilifying feminism and undermining women's autonomy. |
| Audience |
Higher education. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Chastity -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Sex (Psychology)
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Social control -- United States -- History.
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Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
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Virginity -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Young women -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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| Added Author |
Earp, Jeremy.
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Jhally, Sut.
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Morris, Scott.
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Rabinovitz, David.
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Valenti, Jessica.
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Young, Jason.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Virginity movement's war against women |
| In: |
Media Education Foundation Collection njcore00000000080 |
| Music No. |
1067169 Kanopy |
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