The Sexual Revolution The sexual revolution happened in the middle to late 1900. During this time of change in the United States what was socially excepted was quite different then in the 2000. The invention of the pill encouraged the sexual revolution. The invention of birth control helped woman be able to have more control over their lives. This meant more women finished school and were able to get and keep a long-term job. Instead of leaving the job market, when they got pregnant or only joining the job market once their children were in school. During this time of the sexual revolution birth control was still illegal in a few states such as New York and Connecticut. Societies views of what was excepted sexually started to change as well. Depending on your sexual orientation you could go to jail for not fitting the socially excepted |
margaret sanger an advocator of birth control
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norms. With the change in views regarding sex there were more adult movies being release and encouraged people to call this period the golden age of porn. Before the sexual revolution anal sex was illegal. During this time laws changed and it wasn’t socially excepted to incarcerate someone for anal sex.
The down side of the sexual revolution was the amount of sexually transmitted disease went up. -So, did the amount of teen pregnancy and the rate marriage went down. The amount of non-married couples having sex went up as well. The sexual revolution made it possible for people to express their sexual orientation without it being illegal. This time was also a time of social change and expectations of gender. As well what was socially excepted regarding women be able to stay in the job market and getting more education. The sexual revolution movement came about when people mainly the young educated people at the time how where not satisfied by how they where supposed to be have in the socially expected time. What helped to create change was the invention of what people called the pill which people say was the greatest a invention of man. There also was several different groups that were create during the sexual revolution movement, one of them being the hippies, other groups where created a few groups that did not fit with the socially exempted norms of that modern society but there were not a lot of them. Do to the new social freedom they had achieved.
The down side of the sexual revolution was the amount of sexually transmitted disease went up. -So, did the amount of teen pregnancy and the rate marriage went down. The amount of non-married couples having sex went up as well. The sexual revolution made it possible for people to express their sexual orientation without it being illegal. This time was also a time of social change and expectations of gender. As well what was socially excepted regarding women be able to stay in the job market and getting more education. The sexual revolution movement came about when people mainly the young educated people at the time how where not satisfied by how they where supposed to be have in the socially expected time. What helped to create change was the invention of what people called the pill which people say was the greatest a invention of man. There also was several different groups that were create during the sexual revolution movement, one of them being the hippies, other groups where created a few groups that did not fit with the socially exempted norms of that modern society but there were not a lot of them. Do to the new social freedom they had achieved.
resources
\https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_revolution_in_1960s_United_States
https://www.historia.ro/sectiune/general/articol/the-roots-of-the-sexual-revolution-in-the-1960s-united-states
http://www.glbtqarchive.com/ssh/sexual_revolution_S.pdf
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