sexual revolution
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And the social upheaval of the 1960s and ’70s — the civil rights movement, the women’s movement, the sexual revolution, environmentalism.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022
Although people often think of the final decades of the 20th century as a "sexual revolution," with society becoming more permissive, statistics suggest a hardening of public attitudes against adultery.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022
When I was back in high school — a Catholic girls’ school in Cincinnati at the beginning of the sexual revolution — our religion class covered the abortion issue in approximately 45 seconds.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022
Villanova University theologian Massimo Faggioli said the essay was thin in its analysis by effectively attributing the scandal to the sexual revolution.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2019
She came of age long before the sexual revolution, which meant she had a particular experience of—and a particular fury about—what women had been routinely expected to tolerate.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2018
