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A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Age of Empire

A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Age of Empire

Hardcover

Series: Cultural Histories

General World HistorySexuality

ISBN10: 1847888046
ISBN13: 9781847888044
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: May 1 2012
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.53
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English

The 19th century saw intense urbanization, the development of a consumer culture, the formalization of gender roles, the solidification of class structures, and various encounters with the exotic customs of the colonies - all of which contributed to enhance sexual anxiety among the middle classes. In response, new social conventions, sanitary prescriptions, practices of self-control, and policies of sex regulation and education were developed as a means to control disorderly sexual behavior. At the same time, though an ideology based on sexual respectability was largely promoted throughout society, significant individuals and subcultures often challenged both the principle and the practice of such morality.

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