Impact of Sexual Liberation

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    • Result of Sexual Liberalisation
      • Sex was 'discovered', explored & given saturation coverage by popular culture
      • Many individuals felt that sexual liberalisation had freed them from stifling Victorian moral code
      • Increasing numbers of Americans felt free to cohabit & have children outside of marriage
      • Liberals saw the period as characterised by an upward trajectory toward ever-greater freedom, but conservatives bemoaned the 'permissive society' as contributing to the breakdown of the traditional family unit
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