Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

  • Help
align
annotate
download

Concept information

... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender identities and roles > virginity
... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > sexuality and reproduction > virginity

Preferred term

virginity  

Definition

  • First intercourse, or losing one's virginity, traditionally has meant engaging in vaginal-penile penetration. However, younger individuals are much more likely to view virginity loss as including a range of sexual activities, such as oral sex. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Sexual Activity: Age at First Intercourse]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J16GT05D-L

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD