HST 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Puritans, Demographic Transition, Menopause
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Regulation of sex/race, natives/slaves central to econ/societal development. Decline of puritan power (church: tolerance for white male sexual behavior increases. Colonial era: trust/virtue/honor, sexual transition/experiment and freedom. Freedom of choice could potentially dangerous/need to be controlled: politics and sexuality. Not socially acceptable in todays society cuddling/touching. Ideal college experience life long friends no evidence of sexual desire. Burned letters to the flames, don"t want others to see. More mobile population, knew people in different areas. Puritan decline / religious awakening: no control over future, only god, political ideals of human eq. / guides to act in own sexual acts. Church no control over sexual behavior in community. Ben franklin: sex is virtuous action love and individual choice center of marriage. Couples begin writing in sentimental manner, describing love to each other. 30-40% of brides were pregnant during marriage: premarital sex. Revolt of the young over familial controls, assertion of own want with love and sex.
