"Vie sexuelle Amérique du Nord Histoire." . . "Coutume sexuelle." . . "Sex role" . . "Sex role." . "Geschlechterrolle USA Geschichte 1620-1775." . . "SELF-HELP Sexual Instruction." . . "Sexualität USA Geschichte 1620-1775." . . "Coutume sociale." . . "Seksuele moraal." . . "Vie sexuelle États-Unis Histoire." . . "Geschlechterrolle." . . "Rôle selon le sexe Amérique du Nord Histoire." . . . "Livres électroniques" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "In Sexual revolution in early America, Richard Godbeer boldly overturns conventional wisdom about the sexual values and customs of colonial Americans. His eye-opening historical account spans two centuries and most of British North America, from New England to the Caribbean, exploring the social, political, and legal dynamics that shaped a diverse sexual culture. Drawing on exhaustive research into diaries, letters, and other private papers, as well as legal records and official documents, Godbeer's absorbing narrative uncovers a persistent struggle between the moral authorities and the widespread expression of popular customs and individual urges. Godbeer begins with a discussion of the complex attitude that the Puritans had toward sexuality. Although believing that sex could be morally corrupting, they also considered it to be such an essential element of a healthy marriage that they excommunicated those who denied \"conjugal fellowship\" to their spouses. He next examines the ways in which race and class affected the debate about sexual mores, from anxieties about Anglo-Indian sexual relations to the sense of sexual entitlement that planters held over their African slaves. He concludes by detailing the fundamental shift in sexual culture during the eighteenth century towards the acceptance of a more individualistic concept of sexual desire and fulfillment. Today's moral critics, in their attempts to convince Americans of the social and spiritual consequences of unregulated sexual behavior, often harken back to a more innocent age; as this groundbreaking work makes clear, America's sexual culture has always been rich, vibrant, and contentious." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Sexual revolution in early America"@en . "Sexual revolution in early America" . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . . . . . "Histoire." . . "États-Unis" . . "États-Unis." . . . "Aspect juridique." . . "Sex customs North America History." . . "Sex customs United States History." . . "Aspect politique." . . "Interpersonal Relations United States." . . "North America" . . "North America." . "United States" . . "United States." . "Verenigde Staten." . . "Sex role United States History." . . "sexualité société (milieu humain) Etats-Unis 17e s. / 20e s." . . "Geschichte ANfänge-1775." . . "Geschichte Anfänge-1775." . "Geschichte Anfänge-1775" . "Sexualmoral USA Geschichte Kolonialzeit." . . "USA." . . "USA" . "To 1775" . . "Manners and customs" . . "Manners and customs." . "Sex customs History North America." . . "Sex customs History United States." . . "Seksueel gedrag." . . "Rôle selon le sexe." . . "Sexualität USA Geschichte Kolonialzeit." . . "Sexualverhalten." . . "Sexual Behavior United States History." . . "Amérique du Nord." . . "Sex role History United States." . . "Rôle selon le sexe États-Unis Histoire." . . "Sex customs" . . "Sex customs." . "PSYCHOLOGY Human Sexuality." . .