Sex in Society

Giselle Fagundes Draper and Sky Arviso-Yazza

Origin of Virginity
The concept of virginity has origins tied to when women were considered property.
Women were/are often sold or traded by their family to their husbands for money
or goods.
Virginity was only used to describe an unmarried woman.
The term virgin also meant a free woman as in a woman that was not yet
owned by her husband
The very word virgin derives from a latin root meaning strength, force, The
original Aramaic the word 'virgin meant 'maiden or 'young women, with no
connotations of sexual chastity.
It is believed that Christians interpreted the word virgin differently after it was
believed that the unmarried woman Mary gave birth to Jesus. She was still
seen as clean, pure and untouched.

The Social Construct of Virginity

A virgin is someone who has never had sex.
It can depend on sexual orientation.
Virginity can be used in negative ways.
In society virginity is more valued for a woman to have than a man.
A mans virginity wont matter matter as much as a woman's.
A woman's worth is held to how many times she has has sex.

The Consequences
Teenage pregnancies
Unwanted pregnancies
There are correlations between abstinence only programs and the amount of
pregnancies between the ages of 15-19.

Rape Culture
Slut Shaming
Patriarchy
Objectification of women
12-18 million women are rape victim-survivors

STIs

Strict Sex Ed.

Abstinence-Only Programs
No sex before marriage
Avoids topics on contraception methods and condoms
Used tape and rose petal method
Not allowed to talk about sexual intercourse
Not required to teach medically accurate information
This finally became illegal to do in Utah in September, 2015, and is still
legal in other states.

What does the youth expect from sex

today?
I expect to bleed, that it will hurt, weird. I dont know what else.
(Girl, 17)
No comment. (Girl, 17)
Um, its gonna be awesome. Oh! But I feel like it will be slightly
awkward because Ive never done it before. Um, and that hopefully I
will function correctly. (Boy, 17)
I dont know. I-it. I expect it to be really long and repetitive. Mind
blowing, I hope I will last a long time. (Boy, 16)
Feel very good, fun, and emotionally connecting. That the guy will
have more control. (Girl, 17)

Myths vs. Reality

Your hymen will pop and you will bleed everywhere. -FALSE
You will hear a pop when the cherry breaks. -FALSE
People will be able to tell youre not a virgin if you dont bleed after
your first time. -FALSE
A womans vagina gets loose after having sex too many times. -FALSE
Sex is only heterogeneous - FALSE
Virginity is only for penis and vagina sex -FALSE
Men need sex while women dont -FALSE

Sex in The Media

TV shows
American Horror Story, Masters of Sex, and Awkward.

Commercials
Carls Jr., Dolce and Gabbana , and American Apparel.

Music videos
Women are viewed as sexual objects
Women are beginning to embrace their sexuality

Movies
Fifty Shade of Grey, The Wolf of Wall Street, and American Psycho.

How we should address the issues at hand

Vote: Encourage people to vote for the information that is/isnt taught
in school.
Be careful about what you say.
Dont be a bystander.
If you have questions, look for information on your own.
Dont be ashamed.
Help be informative to people.

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