Birth control, sex and marriage in Britain, 1918-1960 /
Fisher, Kate,
Birth control, sex and marriage in Britain, 1918-1960 / Birth control, sex and marriage in Britain, nineteen eighteen-nineteen sixty Birth control, sex and marriage in Britain, 1918 to 1960 Kate Fisher. - vi, 294 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-280) and index.
Introduction -- The Maintenance of Ignorance -- Deliberate Accidents and Casual Attempts to Avoid Pregnancy -- The Survival of Traditional Methods of Birth Control -- The Advantages of Traditional Methods of Birth Control -- Gender Relations and Birth Control Practices -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
"This book uncovers the hidden history of gender relations, sexual attitudes, and contraceptive practices that accompanied the dramatic decline in family size in the twentieth century. Drawing upon vivid oral history accounts, Kate Fisher's ground-breaking analysis places men (rather thantheir wives) behind the drive for smaller families."--Publisher description.
0199267367 9780199267361
2006006146
Birth control--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Sex customs--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Marriage--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Sex--History
Sex customs--History
Contraception--History.
Marriage--History.
Contraception Behavior--history
History, 20th Century
HQ766.5.G7 / F57 2006
304.66609410904
Birth control, sex and marriage in Britain, 1918-1960 / Birth control, sex and marriage in Britain, nineteen eighteen-nineteen sixty Birth control, sex and marriage in Britain, 1918 to 1960 Kate Fisher. - vi, 294 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-280) and index.
Introduction -- The Maintenance of Ignorance -- Deliberate Accidents and Casual Attempts to Avoid Pregnancy -- The Survival of Traditional Methods of Birth Control -- The Advantages of Traditional Methods of Birth Control -- Gender Relations and Birth Control Practices -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
"This book uncovers the hidden history of gender relations, sexual attitudes, and contraceptive practices that accompanied the dramatic decline in family size in the twentieth century. Drawing upon vivid oral history accounts, Kate Fisher's ground-breaking analysis places men (rather thantheir wives) behind the drive for smaller families."--Publisher description.
0199267367 9780199267361
2006006146
Birth control--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Sex customs--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Marriage--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Sex--History
Sex customs--History
Contraception--History.
Marriage--History.
Contraception Behavior--history
History, 20th Century
HQ766.5.G7 / F57 2006
304.66609410904