| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 458 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge social and cultural histories ; 16
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Cambridge social and cultural histories ; 16.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-444) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The facts of life : learning about sex in childhood and youth -- Sexual intimacies before marriage -- Romance and love: finding a partner -- Married love: caring and sharing -- Birth control, sex and abstinence -- Bodies -- Sex, love, duty, pleasure? -- The morning after -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sex -- England -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex. |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Sex role -- England -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex role. |
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Intimacy (Psychology)
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Intimacy (Psychology) |
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England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic book.
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| Subject |
Gender roles. |
| Added Author |
Fisher, Kate.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Szreter, Simon. Sex before the sexual revolution. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521760041 (DLC) 2010033388 (OCoLC)610830912 |
| ISBN |
9780511918612 (electronic book) |
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0511918615 (electronic book) |
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9780511778353 (electronic book) |
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051177835X (electronic book) |
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9786612818752 |
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6612818751 |
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0511914849 |
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9780511914843 |
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9780521760041 |
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0521760046 |
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9780521149327 |
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0521149320 |
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9780511914843 |
| Standard No. |
9786612818752 |
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