Male/Female Roles | A Return to Modesty Would Improve Male/Female Relations

According to Wendy Shalit in the following viewpoint, the sexual revolution in the 1960s destroyed the value society placed on modesty. She contends that many of the problems that occur between men and women, including sexual harassment and date rape, stem from women’s loss of modesty and men’s loss of respect for women’s modesty. Restoring modesty, in Shalit’s opinion, would enhance male/female relations by reminding men and women that the human body is precious and should be revered and respected. Shalit is the author of A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue....

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