Virginity Lost : an Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences.

Nervous, inexperienced, confused. For most, losing your virginity is one of life's most significant moments, always to be remembered. Of course, experiences vary, but Laura Carpenter asks: Is there an ideal way to lose it? What would constitute a "positive" experience? What often comp...

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Main Author: Carpenter, Laura M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2005.
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505 0 |a Acknowledgments; Introduction: The First Time; 1 A Brief History of Virginity Loss; 2 Defining Virginity Loss Today; 3 A Gift of One's Own; 4 An Unendurable Stigma; 5 A Natural Step; 6 Abstinence; 7 Virginity Lost; Methodological Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. 
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