purity balls
Virginity pledge ceremonies
Purity balls are formal events, typically father-daughter dances, where teenage girls pledge to remain sexually abstinent until marriage while their fathers vow to protect their daughters' virginity.
Associated with evangelical Christian communities in the United States, the ceremonies often include the presentation of purity rings or other symbolic jewelry.
Critics view them as patriarchal rituals that treat female sexuality as property to be guarded by male relatives.
- fathersMale parents collectively
- daughterFemale child of parents
- promiseCommitment to act
- pledgeBinding promise given
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
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