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Article: Two unique perspectives on the sexual revolution.(At the Dawn of the Sexual Revolution: Reflections on a Dialogue; Sex in the Heartland)(Book Review)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Sex Research
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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At the Dawn of the Sexual Revolution: Reflections on a Dialogue. By Ira L. Reiss and Albert Ellis. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira Press, 2002, 212 pages. Paper, $29.95.
Sex in the Heartland. By Beth Bailey. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999, 265 pages. Hardcover, $29.95; Paper, $17.95.
I was asked to review these books as a pair, as each addresses the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States. However, each book provides a very different perspective on this cultural phenomenon.
At the Dawn of the Sexual Revolution
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