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Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: The First Time 1 1 A Brief History of Virginity Loss 16 2 Defining Virginity Loss Today 44 3 A Gift of One’s Own 57 4 An Unendurable Stigma 101 5 A Natural Step 141 6 Abstinence 178 7 Virginity Lost 194 Methodological Appendix 209 Notes 217 Bibliography 255 Index 277 About the Author 295 v ...

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