ISBN:
0511918615
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051177835X
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9780511918612
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9780511778353
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 458 pages)
Series Statement:
Cambridge social and cultural histories 16
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Szreter, Simon Sex before the sexual revolution
DDC:
306.70942/0904
Keywords:
Sex role History 20th century
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Intimacy (Psychology)
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Sex History 20th century
;
Sexuality history
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Gender Identity
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History, 20th Century
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SELF-HELP ; Sexual Instruction
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Intimacy (Psychology)
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Sexualverhalten
;
Sexualität
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Sex
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Sex role
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PSYCHOLOGY ; Human Sexuality
;
Manners and customs
;
History
;
England Social life and customs 20th century
;
England
;
England
;
England
;
England
;
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Abstract:
"What did sex mean for ordinary people before the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s? Often pitied by later generations as repressed, unfulfilled and full of moral anxiety, this book provides the first rounded, first-hand account of sexuality in marriage in the early and mid twentieth century. Based on vivid, compelling and frank testimonies from a socially and geographically diverse range of individuals, these award-winning authors look beyond the conventions of silence among the respectable majority to challenge stereotypes of ignorance and inhibition. The book explores a spectrum of sexual experiences, from learning about sex and sexual practices in courtship, to attitudes to the body, marital ideals and birth control, demonstrating that whilst the era's emphasis on silence and strict moral codes could for some be a source of inhibition and dissatisfaction, for many the culture of privacy and innocence was central to fulfilling and pleasurable intimate lives"--Provided by publisher
Abstract:
Introduction -- The facts of life : learning about sex in childhood and youth -- Sexual intimacies before marriage -- Romance and love: finding a partner -- Married love: caring and sharing -- Birth control, sex and abstinence -- Bodies -- Sex, love, duty, pleasure? -- The morning after -- Conclusion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-444) and indexes
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