@article{427403,
      recid = {427403},
      author = {Szreter, Simon. and Fisher, Kate.},
      title = {Sex before the sexual revolution : intimate life in  England 1918-1963 /},
      publisher = {Cambridge University Press,},
      address = {Cambridge, UK ;},
      pages = {viii, 458 p. :},
      year = {2010},
      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.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/427403},
}