Sexual revolutions
In: Genders and sexualities in history
In: Genders and sexualities in history
In: Genders and sexualities in history
"The sexual revolution of 1960-1980 created a major break in attitudes and practices in Western societies. It created many new freedoms for gay men, youth and women, in terms of sexual imagery, information, and rights. Leftists denounced the revolution's consumerism whilst feminists lamented its continuation of sexism. Conservatives criticised the extreme individualism which it purportedly encouraged and the subsequent loss of traditional values. The contributions chosen by Gert Hekma and Alain Giami offer a critical exploration of these changes in the Western world, as well as in the USSR, engaging with topics such as abortion, contraception, sexuality, paedophilia, pornography, and the law. Surveys from this time suggest a transformation in the practices and attitudes of the general population. A comprehensive analysis of this shift, 'Sexual Revolutions' explores the views of feminists, leftists, liberals, artists, scholars and church leaders. The repercussions of the sexual revolution went beyond sexuality. It was a 'Gesamtkunstwerk' that coincided with major social changes in issues such as religiosity, education, justice, medicine, politics, institutions, and arts, and so this work begins to reveal the many aspects of the sexual revolution"--Provided by publisher
In: European history quarterly, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 148-150
ISSN: 1461-7110
In: Bloomsbury Cultural History
In: European history quarterly, Band 39, Heft 1, S. 168-169
ISSN: 1461-7110
In: European history quarterly, Band 38, Heft 1, S. 144-145
ISSN: 1461-7110
In: European history quarterly, Band 36, Heft 4, S. 647-648
ISSN: 1461-7110
In: European history quarterly, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 327-335
ISSN: 1461-7110