Structuring the sexual revolution
@article{Martin1996StructuringTS, title={Structuring the sexual revolution}, author={John Levi Martin}, journal={Theory and Society}, year={1996}, volume={25}, pages={105-151} }
ConclusionThe explosion of sexualityWe have seen how ideas of the repression of sexual energies within a sex-economic framework, the revolt of sexuality incarnated in youth and the struggle to control/educate children's sexuality, the revolt of women due to greater independence, and the scientizing of the world of morals were brought together to produce the idea of the “sexual revolution” - a specific interpretation of undeniable changes in mores and behavior. While it might seem that the net…
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