SEX BEFORE THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION by Simon Szreter, Kate Fisher ( 9780511778353 )

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SEX BEFORE THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION
INTIMATE LIFE IN ENGLAND 1918-1963

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ISBN 10:

051177835X

ISBN 13:

9780511778353

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

5 June, 2012

Series:

Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories 16

Description:

Intriguing insight into attitudes toward sexuality in marriage, based on first-hand interviews with a socially diverse range of people.

Synopsis:

What did sex mean for ordinary people before the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, who were 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. These award-winning authors look beyond conventions of silence among the respectable majority to challenge stereotypes of ignorance and inhibition. Based on vivid, compelling and frank testimonies from a socially and geographically diverse range of individuals, 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. It demonstrates that while 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.

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6 b/w illus. 1 table

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Imprint:

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

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Non-returnable

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