purity ball
Virginity pledge ceremony
A purity ball is a formal event, typically organized by Christian groups, where fathers and daughters attend together and the daughters pledge to remain sexually abstinent until marriage.
The father often makes a reciprocal pledge to protect his daughter's purity.
Critics view purity balls as reinforcing patriarchal control over young women's sexuality and placing disproportionate emphasis on female virginity.
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- promiseCommitment to act
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- father-daughter bondEmotional tie linking dad, girl child
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Unstructured romantic and sexual bonds
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Fifteenth birthday celebration
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