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Compare And Contrast The Ideology Of Sex Vs The 1950's

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The ideology of sex in the 20th century compared to the 1950’s are completely different. Nowadays, when we talk about sex, it’s usually acquainted with either love or intimacy whereas in the 1950’s it was about neither. For men sex was about power and control and for women sex was mainly about having children. In the 1950’s, society allowed men to go around sleeping with women a normality. But if the tables were turned and women went around sleeping with random men, she would be considered a slut. In the 1950’s, women are expected to remain a virgin until they were married but even then when they do have sex the main purpose was to begin reproducing to create a family. In the novel, Buddy, Ester boyfriend admitted her cheated on her with another

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