A Secret World of Sex

A Secret World of Sex Steve HumphriesThis investigation into the sexual experiences before marriage of young lovers in Britain during the first half of this century is based on many frank interviews with old people, with extracts from their life stories. The author reveals that when couples did make love, it was in defiance of strong taboos and conventions which forbade fornication and promiscuity. Parents issued dire warnings to their daughters and threatened them with the workhouse if they brought home trouble. Books offering sexual advice tried to persuade the young that masturbation was bad for their health and that persistent self abuse could lead to insanity. Sex education was banned in most Bom estado 224 pp em ingles * Loja Virtual * ml