HST 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Hugh Hefner, Juvenile Delinquency, Premarital Sex
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Lecture 31 - origins of the sexual resolution. Impact of the pill on american sex lives. Hugh hefner: if you don"t take the pill, you"re a prude. Single women still can"t get the pill legally. They tend to lie about their relationship status to get it. The number of single women having sex doesn"t increase with the rise of the pill. The rate of abortions doesn"t fall after the rise of the pill. New sex research, new concern with juvenile delinquency and pornography. 2 major studies of sex published by alfred kinsey. Exposes americans to what other americans were doing in bed. 92% of men, 62% of women reported having masturbated. 85% of men, ~50% of women reported having premarital sex. 1/3 of men reported having a homosexual experience. Unethical research tactics he participated in his research. Filmed, watched or participated in some of the sex acts described in the reports with his colleagues and grad students.
