Making chastity sexy :: the rhetoric of evangelical abstinence campaigns /

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...

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1. Verfasser: Gardner, Christine J. (Christine Joy), 1969- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung: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 ...
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 249 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index.
ISBN:9780520950559
0520950550

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