Problem
The Women's Movement and Sexual Revolution
A. What did second wave feminists stand for? And what are the major arguments presented about them in the readings. Sexual Revolution.
B. According to Beth Bailey, was the sexual revolution radical?
C. According to Beth Bailey, why was there such a discrepancy between sexual behavior and social norms in American society in the 1950s?
D. What impact did the vast discrepancy between sexual behavior and social norm have on the American psyche?
E. According to Beth Bailey, why did Playboy Magazine emerge in American society when it did? Was it radical? Why or why not?
F. According to the selection entitled Homosexuality and American Society, how were acts of sex by people of the same sex understood in early American society and why?
G. Why did American perceptions surrounding this matter change?