Feminism | The Sexual Revolution Has Harmed Women
The sexual revolution, a movement endorsed by many feminists in the 1960s, encouraged women to reject the double standard that tolerated male promiscuity while expecting women to be sexually reticent. F. Carolyn Graglia asserts in the subsequent viewpoint that the sexual revolution has had a harmful effect on women. Prior to the sexual revolution, she claims, women controlled the sexual aspects of their relationships with men; most women chose to forgo premarital sex, at least until marriage was imminent. Graglia contends that the sexual revolution, by making casual sex the norm,...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Is the Status of Women in America?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Women Are the Victims of Sexism
- Women Are Not the Victims of Sexism
- Women Face Discrimination in the Workplace
- Claims That Women Face Discrimination in the Workplace Are Exaggerated
- Violence Against Women Is a Serious Problem
- Feminists Have Overstated the Problem of Violence Against Women
- Women Are Harmed by Societal Standards of Beauty
- Women Are Not Harmed by Societal Standards of Beauty
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: How Has Feminism Affected Society?
- Chapter 3: Is Feminism Obsolete?
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Chapter 4: What Should the Goals of Feminism Be?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Feminists Should Support Abortion Rights
- Feminists Should Oppose Abortion
- Feminists Should Work to Restrict Pornography
- Feminists Should Work to Protect Pornography
- Feminists Should Seek International Rights for Women
- Feminists Should Not Seek International Rights for Women
- Women’s Less than Full Equality Under the U.S. Constitution
- Women Would Not Benefit from Changes to the U.S. Constitution
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
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