sexual revolution en · NOUN
Meanings
- A period in which attitudes towards sexual behavior undergo a substantial change, usually in the direction of increased liberality.
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A specific period in the 1960s and 1970s during which such change is said to have occurred in Western Europe and North America.
The sexual revolution has wreaked havoc on the American family: increasing rates of divorce, illegitimacy, and single-parent families.
1994, Richard Nixon, “America Beyond Peace”, in Beyond Peace, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 235:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sexual revolutions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
uk сексуа́льна револю́ція (period in which attitudes towards sexual behavior undergo a substantial change) · hu szexuális forradalom (period in which attitudes towards sexual behavior undergo a substantial change) · fr révolution sexuelle (period in which attitudes towards sexual behavior undergo a substantial change) · ru сексуальная революция (period in which attitudes towards sexual behavior undergo a substantial change)