The Beige Epoch: Depolarization of Sex Roles in America

C. Winick

DOI:10.1177/000271626837600103

Corpus ID: 145158114

The Beige Epoch: Depolarization of Sex Roles in America

@article{Winick1968TheBE,
  title={The Beige Epoch: Depolarization of Sex Roles in America},
  author={C. Winick},
  journal={The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science},
  year={1968},
  volume={376},
  pages={18 - 24}
}

C. Winick

Published 1968

Sociology

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

One of the most pervasive features of our cultural landscape is the depolarization of sex roles and a concomitant blurring of many other differences. The appearance, given names, and play of boys and girls have become less gender- specific since World War II. Young girls appear to be demonstrating the sexual precocity and aggressiveness once associated with boys. Clothing and appearance are steadily becoming increasingly ambisexual, along with recreational activities, work, and family roles… CONTINUE READING

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