TY  - BOOK
AB  - "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.
AU  - Szreter, Simon.
AU  - Fisher, Kate.
CN  - HQ18.G7
CN  - HQ18.G7
CY  - Cambridge, UK ;
CY  - New York :
DA  - 2010.
ID  - 427403
KW  - Sex
KW  - Sex role
KW  - Intimacy (Psychology)
LK  - http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/60041/cover/9780521760041.jpg
N2  - "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.
PB  - Cambridge University Press,
PP  - Cambridge, UK ;
PP  - New York :
PY  - 2010.
SN  - 9780521149327 (pbk.)
SN  - 0521149320 (pbk.)
SN  - 9780521760041
SN  - 0521760046
T1  - Sex before the sexual revolution :intimate life in England 1918-1963 /
TI  - Sex before the sexual revolution :intimate life in England 1918-1963 /
UR  - http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/60041/cover/9780521760041.jpg
ER  -