What happens when a community tells you not just how to act - but how to think? And is there a cost when shame is used as a way to control the behavior of teenagers?

From pledges, to pop stars, to ponies - sexual abstinence was an important part of pop culture in the 1990s and 2000s. This episode of Shame Rules! explores purity culture to understand what happened and how everything turned out.

Full show notes: www.shamerules.com/Purity

Linda Kay Klein & Break Free Together: Linda Kay Klein: https://lindakayklein.com/

 

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