Factuality: The Role Of Virginity In Society

Virginity, being the controversial topic that is is, has been the centre of many discussions aiming to analyse, and question, its true importance. Such discussions, or more accurately, researches, have ranged from purely scientific, to strictly sociocultural, and the continue to exist and draw people to their conclusions about virtue. However, many are not aware of said discussions, because they have been conditioned, by society, to hold the idea sacred, and refuse to acknowledge any other aspect relating to its oppressive nature. Due to society putting so much relative importance to the notion of virginity, one forgets to question whether the topic is constructive to society, as in it adds to the wellbeing and comfort of the members in this …show more content…
In addition, the definition of virginity is known as the absence of sexual intercourse, of utter purity, and lack of cultivation. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a virgin is someone who has never had sex (dictionary.cambridge.org). This seems like a basic, raw definition to all societies, in other words, the factuality behind virginity. However, modern day society has put so much stigma behind the word to the point where its meaning and what comes with it is, to some, “desirable”. To society, virginity is a symbol of rectitude and piety, and its dearth is discountenanced upon. Similarly, teenagers have added a lot more to the basic definition of virginity. In 2004 NBC News and PEOPLE Magazine authorised Princeton Survey Research Associates International to conduct a national telephone survey of young teenagers and their parents (nbc.com). This study consisted of people between the ages of 13-16 asked about how they defined sex. It concluded in 91% of teenagers age 13 to 16 agree that sexual intercourse is sex, 77% agreeing that oral sex is sex, and 45% agree that touching someone's genitals or private parts is sex (cbsnews.com). With this change