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Social Construction Of Virginity Research Paper

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There is no term for someone who has never been kissed, or never been on an airplane but never had sex? Hold the phone. Okay, so the literal definition of “virgin” is someone who has never had sex. However, the idea that virginity is a virtue and that when lost, a person is fundamentally changed, is a social construct. This idea that a woman is “lesser than” for having sex is an outdated notion from a time when women were viewed as property. Nobody becomes a different person from the act of sex alone, it does not change the value of a person as a whole. The social construct of virginity leads to the slut-shaming of women and girls no matter their age and despite whether or not they are married. A spouse or significant other may use the number
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