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    The Sexual Revolution has been one of the most defining movements in recent world history. It is the only event other than a world war that has irrevocably shaped our global public consciousness. When we here the term, The Sexual Revolution, we unconsciously begin to associate it with several late 20th century cultural movements and philosophies. The most famous of these are its influences through music, and the contraceptive pill. On May 9th, 1960, the United States Food and Drug Admiration approved

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    Industrial revolution was the change to new manufacturing process that took place in the 18th to the 19th century. The process involved the change from the use of hands in production to the use of machines. The examples included the engineering of chemicals and iron productions, use of steam power and the plant machine method. Due to the developments in the way of production in the industries, employment especially the textile industry featured both male and female genders improving the overall living

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    The period from the 1960s until the 1980s is one that many would define as the second sexual revolution. Different kinds of relationships and alternative forms of sexuality became increasingly accepted. Then, in the 1980s, the AIDS crisis gained national attention and the perception of sexuality changed dramatically. People became less liberal about sex as they tried to protect themselves from the disease. Because HIV had not garnered much attention in the media before the 1980s, scientists had not

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    world to understand my decision. And I blame it all on the sexual revolution. Up to that point in the twentieth century, people were living in a prudish, unhealthy culture that twisted our human sexuality into something that was looked down upon, as something to be ashamed of. Repressing one’s sexual desires simply does not work; that’s not how we were built. (Remember that whole made from love, created for love thing?) The sexual revolution took the world by storm because they had been

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    how sexual culture has been shaped by historical social, political, and legal developments through 18th century from England to British North America. Godbeer uses findings from legal documents and official records along with diaries and letters to support his research and claims. Godbeer’s narrative emphasizes the relationship and struggle between popular customs versus an individual’s morals and urges. He discusses puritan attitudes toward sexuality, the impacts of race and class on sexual mores

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    Alfred Kinsey is the founder of the present-day Western sexual revolution. An audit of the life and studies of Kinsey uncovers Darwinism was discriminating imperative in his campaign to topple conventional sexual profound quality. He had a go at accomplishing this goal by persuading general society and the experimental world that what was generally viewed as degenerate conduct then, including infidelity, sex, homosexuality, sadomasochism and pedophilia, were all broadly polished and so "typical"

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    With the film Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice dealing with sexual exploration and ultimately the potential of an orgy, looking at the sexual revolution became especially important. The sexual revolution redefined exploring one’s sexuality, and encouraged a new way to look at our bodies and sex. One of the greatest influences leading to the sexual revolution was the feminist movement, which redefined women’s roles in society. Women were pushing for control over their bodies, and presented a newfound

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    Imagine a country with no sexual freedom, a limiting amount of rights, and no power for American women. This was the image that the United States portrayed around 60 years ago, not giving the same freedom that Americans can have today and express carelessly. During the 1960’s the United States experienced changes in its society that would affect the perspectives of future generations by turning our weaknesses into strengths. During this time, the United States encountered many movements and opportunities

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    The Sexual Revolution or also known as The Sexual Liberation was a social movement that took place in western countries from the 1960s to 1980s. The pill is often cited as one of the main causes of this sexual revolution. It brought many changes to society at that time, especially for women. Legalization of abortion and the increase of abortion rates were the effects of the sexual revolution. According to Hera Cook in “The Long Sexual Revolution: English Women, Sex, and Contraception”, “a stream

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    In the 1960s, Playboy bunnies became the first symbol of the sexual revolution. The purpose of these women were to catch the man’s attention with their “bunny image”( “The Birth of Sex Symbol”). To attain this constructed ideology of the perfect bunny, women were weighted regularly and their costumes were constructed to enhance their cleavage, and if that was not enough, they were to stuff a variety of padding (“Bunny Girl”). Their overall image was to generate the tagline of sexy yet innocent.

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