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Erotic Wars: What Happened to the Sexual Revolution?

This book delves into the historical and cultural implications of the sexual revolution, analyzing its effects on society and individual lives. more

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Lillian B. Rubin
Lillian B. Rubin

Lillian B. Rubin was a prominent American author in the field of sociology and women's studies, recognized for her influential works that delved into the complexities of gender, family, and society. Born on January 13, 1924, Rubin's career spanned several decades, during which she published numerous books and articles. She was a key figure in the development of feminist sociology, challenging and expanding traditional sociological theories. more

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“Indeed, it is that ambiguity and ambivalence which often is so puzzling in women--the quality of shifting from child to woman, theseeming helplessness one moment and the utter self-reliance the next that baffle us, that seem most difficult to understand. These are the qualities that make her a mystery, the qualities that provoked Freud to complain, "What does a woman want?”

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“That myth--that image of the madonna-mother--has disabled us from knowing that, just as men are more than fathers, women are morethan mothers. It has kept us from hearing their voices when they try to tell us their aspirations . . . kept us from believing that they share with men the desire for achievement, mastery, competence--the desire to do something for themselves.”

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“Contrary to all we hear about women and their empty-nest problem, it may be fathers more often than mothers who are pained by thechildren's imminent or actual departure--fathers who want to hold back the clock, to keep the children in the home for just a little longer. Repeatedly women compare their own relief to their husband's distress”

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“In our minds lives the madonna image--the all-embracing, all- giving tranquil mother of a Raphael painting, one child at her breast, another at her feet; a woman fulfilled, one who asks nothing more than to nurture and nourish. This creature of fantasy, this myth, is the model--the unattainable ideal against which women measure, not only their performance, but their feelings about being mothers.”

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