Sex in the Heartland / Edition 1
by Beth BaileySex in the Heartland is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in the quintessential heartland state of Kansas. Bypassing the oft-told tales of radicals and revolutionaries on either coast, Beth Bailey argues that the revolution was forged in towns and cities alike, as "ordinary" people struggled over the boundaries of sexual behavior in… See more details below
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Sex in the Heartland is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in the quintessential heartland state of Kansas. Bypassing the oft-told tales of radicals and revolutionaries on either coast, Beth Bailey argues that the revolution was forged in towns and cities alike, as "ordinary" people struggled over the boundaries of sexual behavior in postwar America. She concludes that the sexual revolution challenged and partially overturned a system of sexual controls based on oppression, inequality, and exploitation, and created new models of sex and gender relations that have shaped our society in powerful and positive ways.
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674009745
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Publication date:
- 10/28/2002
- Edition description:
- New Edition
- Pages:
- 304
- Sales rank:
- 530,667
- Product dimensions:
- 6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Table of Contents
Introduction
Before the Revolution
Sex and the Therapeutic Culture
Responsible Sex
Prescribing the Pill
Revolutionary Intent
Sex as a Weapon
Sex and Liberation
Remaking Sex
Epilogue
Abbreviations
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
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