"American Pie: Fact or Fiction? A Closer Look at Virginity Loss in the Movies"

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Title:	"American Pie: Fact or Fiction? A Closer Look at Virginity Loss in the Movies"
Author:	Carpenter, Laura M. Wood, David, 1946-
Description:	Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP4 file: "Thinking Out of the Lunchbox - 'American Pie: Fact or Fiction? A Closer Look at Virginity Loss in the Movies.' - One of the most significant life transitions for both men and women is the experience of virginity loss. How have cinematic depictions of this life transition changed over timime? To what extent do movie depictions correspond to what really goes on?" Laura Carpenter, Associate Professor of Sociology, speaks at the Nashville Public Library on Mar. 3, 2010, as part of the Thinking Out of the Lunch Box series co-sponsored by Vanderbilt and the public library. Carpenter wrote the 2005 book Virginity Lost: An Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences. She uses video clips to illustrate her points. Professor of Philosophy David Wood introduces Carpenter and moderates a question and answer session after her lecture.
Subject:	Loss of virginity Virginity lost : an intimate portrait of first sexual experiences
LCSH Subject:	Virginity in motion pictures Sex in motion pictures First sexual experiences American pie (Motion picture) Sexology Sociology Motion pictures -- United States Sexual ethics Motion pictures -- Social aspects Youth -- Sexual behavior
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4988
Date:	2010-03-08

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Thinking Out of the Lunch Box
A series of lunchtime talks with philosophical flavor sponsored by Vanderbilt University and the Nashville Public Library and led by David Wood, Centennial Professor of Philosophy.