sexual revolution

Cultural  

1. A drastic relaxation in general standards of sexual behavior. The most recent occurred in the 1960s and was helped by the introduction of the Pill, an easy and reliable method of preventing pregnancy.

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Example Sentences

Although people often think of the final decades of the 20th century as a "sexual revolution," with society becoming more permissive, statistics suggest a hardening of public attitudes against adultery.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022

But “The Shattering,” which intertwines the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and the sexual revolution, is no saccharine account.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2021

But in recent decades, with the integration and rising power of Catholics in America, along with the sexual revolution, the divisions became more internal.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2021

The show was an indictment of the soul-crushing nature of commercialization set in the Eisenhower years, before the counterculture and the sexual revolution.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2019

She came of age long before the sexual revolution, which meant she had a particular experience of—and a particular fury about—what women had been routinely expected to tolerate.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2018