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<p>"What did sex mean for ordinary people before the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s? Often pitied by later generations as repressed, unfulfilled and full of moral anxiety, this book provides the first rounded, first-hand account of sexuality in marriage in the early and mid twentieth century. Based on vivid, compelling and frank testimonies from a socially and geographically diverse range of individuals, these award-winning authors look beyond the conventions of silence among the respectable majority to challenge stereotypes of ignorance and inhibition. The book explores a spectrum of sexual experiences, from learning about sex and sexual practices in courtship, to attitudes to the body, marital ideals and birth control, demonstrating that whilst the era's emphasis on silence and strict moral codes could for some be a source of inhibition and dissatisfaction, for many the culture of privacy and innocence was central to fulfilling and pleasurable intimate lives"--Provided by publisher.</p>

Cambridge social and cultural histories

Sex before the sexual revolution : intimate life in England 1918-1963 / Simon Szreter and Kate Fisher.

Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time

Fertility, class and gender in Britain, 1860-1940 / Simon Szreter.

Discussion paper (Centre for Economic Policy Research)

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The importance of social intervention in Britain's mortality decline c.1850-1914 : a re-interpretation / Simon Szreter.

The genesis of the Registrar-General's social classification of occupations / Simon R.S. Szreter.

The world we have gained : histories of population and social structure : essays presented to Peter Laslett on his seventieth birthday

The first scientific social structure of modern Britain 1875-1883 / S.R.S. Szreter.

The decline of marital fertility in England and Wales c. 1870-1914 : a critique of the theory of social class differentials through an investigation of its historical origins and an examination of data for the constituent male occupations / Simon R.S. Szreter.

Rochester studies in medical history

Health and wealth : studies in history and policy / Simon Szreter.

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Sex before the sexual revolution : intimate life in England 1918-1963 / Simon Szreter and Kate Fisher.

Fertility, class and gender in Britain, 1860-1940 / Simon Szreter.

The importance of social intervention in Britain's mortality decline c.1850-1914 : a re-interpretation / Simon Szreter.

The genesis of the Registrar-General's social classification of occupations / Simon R.S. Szreter.

The first scientific social structure of modern Britain 1875-1883 / S.R.S. Szreter.

The decline of marital fertility in England and Wales c. 1870-1914 : a critique of the theory of social class differentials through an investigation of its historical origins and an examination of data for the constituent male occupations / Simon R.S. Szreter.

Health and wealth : studies in history and policy / Simon Szreter.

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Sex before the sexual revolution : intimate life in England 1918-1963 / Simon Szreter and Kate Fisher.

Fertility, class and gender in Britain, 1860-1940 / Simon Szreter.

The importance of social intervention in Britain's mortality decline c.1850-1914 : a re-interpretation / Simon Szreter.

The genesis of the Registrar-General's social classification of occupations / Simon R.S. Szreter.

The first scientific social structure of modern Britain 1875-1883 / S.R.S. Szreter.

The decline of marital fertility in England and Wales c. 1870-1914 : a critique of the theory of social class differentials through an investigation of its historical origins and an examination of data for the constituent male occupations / Simon R.S. Szreter.

Health and wealth : studies in history and policy / Simon Szreter.

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