VIRGINITY LOST

Virginity Lost



Virginity Lost

In this book based on her sociological research, Laura Carpenter outlines the modern sense of virginity and its loss. She identifies three main ways of understanding virginity: virginity as a precious gift can give to others; virginity as a stigma signifying low status, and the first sex as a natural step in human relationships, that healthy people experience. She argues that most people in the U.S. understand virginity loss using some combination of these three models. These models often influence when and how people decide to have their first sexual experience, and relate to their religious, ethical ...