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Article: Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television.(Brief article)(Book review)
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Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television, by Elana Levine. Duke University Press/320 pp./$22.95 (sb).
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In Wallowing in Sex, Elana Levine analyzes the role of television during the sexual revolution of the 1970s as well as the political and societal attitudes of Americans that contributed to such a revolution. This book emphasizes television as the most significant cultural form that altered the way sexuality was portrayed in society.
Levine explores how the significance of sex turned from reproduction and family to individual gratification during the 1970s. This book highlights several key areas ...