Sexual attitudes have changed in the last 50 years

"Sexual attitudes have changed over the last 50 years". Discuss. Sexual attitudes have changed in the last 50 years, not so much sexual behaviour but societies attitude towards it. After the 2nd World War and in the 1950's sexual behaviour was a very taboo subject and not openly discussed. Sex was conducted behind closed doors and in the confines of marriage. Sex was mainly for reproductive purposes and pleasure was not that important. When a woman got …

…sexual behaviour has not really changed, but sexual attitudes have. Societies have gained in confidence in their sexual behaviour and societies are more acceptable of people’s preferences. Double standards do still exist but not as much as before. Pre-martial sex has risen. Some old fashioned values are starting to reappear as more is being discovered about sexual disease and society just being able to make up their own minds about their own sexual behaviour.