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America’s Sexual Transformation Recent Titles in Sex, Love, and Psychology Judy Kuriansky, Series Editor Rock ‘n’ Roll Wisdom: What Psychologically Astute Lyrics Teach about Life and Love Barry A. Farber Sixty, Sexy, and Successful: A Guide for Aging Male Baby Boomers Robert Schwalbe, PhD Managing Menopause Beautifully: Physically, Emotionally, and Sexually Dona Caine-Francis New Frontiers in Men’s Sexual Health: Understanding Erectile Dysfunction and the Revolutionary New Treatments Kamal A. Hanash, M.D. Sexuality Education: Past, Present, and Future (4 volumes) Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW, and Judy Kuriansky, PhD, editors Sex When You’re Sick: Reclaiming Sexual Health after Illness or Injury Anne Katz Secret Suff ering: How Women’s Sexual and Pelvic Pain Aff ects Th eir Relationships Susan Bilheimer and Robert J. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kelly, Gary F. America’s sexual transformation : how the sexual revolution’s legacy is shaping our society, our youth, and our future / Gary F. Kelly. p. cm. — (Sex, love, and psychology) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-313-39645-8 (hardcopy : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-39646-5 (ebook) 1. Sex—United States. 2. Sex customs—United States. 3. United States—Social life and customs—21st century. I. Title. HQ18.U5K45 2012 306.70973'09045—dc23 2011026313 ISBN: 978-0-313-39645-8 EISBN: 978-0-313-39646-5 16 15 14 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 Th is book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. Visit www.abc-clio.com for details. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 Th is book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America Th is book is dedicated with gratitude and aff ection to my students and my companions in the counseling and therapy relationship, who have always taught me so much about life, sexuality, and myself. This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Series Foreword ix by Dr. Judy Kuriansky Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1. Risky Business: Sexual Revolution to Sexual Transformation 1 2. Th e Grandes Dames of Sex: Th e Women Who Made It Happen 23 3. Th e Woman Who Came Too Soon and the Man Who Couldn’t Come at All 41 4 . One for the Books: What My Sex Books Have Taught Me 63 5 . Coming of Age: Beyond Comprehensive Sexuality Education 79 6 . Saved, Shaved, and Pretty Well Behaved: Whither the Millennial Generation? 101 7 . Is Nurture Taking a Backseat to Nature? A New Guide to Understanding Sexual Individuality 125 Notes 147 Index 161 This page intentionally left blank SERIES FOREWORD I have been using Gary Kelly’s textbook, S exuality Today , in my classes about the psychology of intimacy at Columbia University Teachers College for many years. I had been impressed with how presentable and readable his text was, making the topic of sexuality particularly vital to a young generation of professionals. It is also of interest that the text has been recently published in Chinese—given that I have done trainings in China about sexuality for decades, I know how valuable it will be to be accessible to that country where sexuality is a burgeoning fi eld. I also knew that Kelly is a veteran in the fi eld of sexuality who had a most unique front row seat in the development of the fi eld, with perspectives that have not been told in the context of his more academic work. Given all that, I was particularly thrilled when I approached Gary to write a book integrating his academic perspective with more personal views and opinions. Th is resulting book delivers. A merica’s Sexual Transformation: How the Sex- ual Revolution’s Legacy Is Shaping Our Society, Our Youth, and Our Future is a fascinating tour through the lens of a sexuality expert who combines his roles as an academic, award-wining teacher (for many years), and editor (of two important journals in the fi eld), who has a decades-long experience in the fi eld of sexuality and also had fi rst hand experience working with the grand names (and actually grand dames, as he tells us in one of his chapters) in sexuality—a claim not all can make. Th ese include heroic and groundbreaking founders of organizations still thriving as crucial in the fi eld today, like Mary
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