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• catalog abstract "In Sexual revolution in early America, Richard Godbeer boldly overturns conventional wisdom about the sexual values and customs of colonial Americans. His eye-opening historical account spans two centuries and most of British North America, from New England to the Caribbean, exploring the social, political, and legal dynamics that shaped a diverse sexual culture. Drawing on exhaustive research into diaries, letters, and other private papers, as well as legal records and official documents, Godbeer's absorbing narrative uncovers a persistent struggle between the moral authorities and the widespread expression of popular customs and individual urges. Godbeer begins with a discussion of the complex attitude that the Puritans had toward sexuality. Although believing that sex could be morally corrupting, they also considered it to be such an essential element of a healthy marriage that they excommunicated those who denied "conjugal fellowship" to their spouses. He next examines the ways in which race and class affected the debate about sexual mores, from anxieties about Anglo-Indian sexual relations to the sense of sexual entitlement that planters held over their African slaves. He concludes by detailing the fundamental shift in sexual culture during the eighteenth century towards the acceptance of a more individualistic concept of sexual desire and fulfillment. Today's moral critics, in their attempts to convince Americans of the social and spiritual consequences of unregulated sexual behavior, often harken back to a more innocent age; as this groundbreaking work makes clear, America's sexual culture has always been rich, vibrant, and contentious.".
• catalog contributor b12508893.
• catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs To 1775.".
• catalog created "2002.".
• catalog date "2002".
• catalog date "2002.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
• catalog description "In Sexual revolution in early America, Richard Godbeer boldly overturns conventional wisdom about the sexual values and customs of colonial Americans. His eye-opening historical account spans two centuries and most of British North America, from New England to the Caribbean, exploring the social, political, and legal dynamics that shaped a diverse sexual culture. Drawing on exhaustive research into diaries, letters, and other private papers, as well as legal records and official documents, Godbeer's absorbing narrative uncovers a persistent struggle between the moral authorities and the widespread expression of popular customs and individual urges. Godbeer begins with a discussion of the complex attitude that the Puritans had toward sexuality. Although believing that sex could be morally corrupting, they also considered it to be such an essential element of a healthy marriage that they excommunicated those who denied "conjugal fellowship" to their spouses. He next examines the ways in which race and class affected the debate about sexual mores, from anxieties about Anglo-Indian sexual relations to the sense of sexual entitlement that planters held over their African slaves. He concludes by detailing the fundamental shift in sexual culture during the eighteenth century towards the acceptance of a more individualistic concept of sexual desire and fulfillment. Today's moral critics, in their attempts to convince Americans of the social and spiritual consequences of unregulated sexual behavior, often harken back to a more innocent age; as this groundbreaking work makes clear, America's sexual culture has always been rich, vibrant, and contentious.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-414) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction : sex, marriage, and moral order in early America -- "Chambering and wantonising" : popular sexual mores in seventeenth-century New England -- "A complete body of divinity" : the Puritans and sex -- "Pregnant with the seeds of all sin" : regulating illicit sex in Puritan New England -- "Living in a state of nature" : sex, marriage, and southern degenerates -- The dangerous allure of "copper-coloured beauties" : Anglo-Indian sexual relations -- "The cameleon lover" : sex, race, and cultural identity in the colonial south -- "Under the watch" : the metamorphosis of sexual regulation in eighteenth-century New England -- "A hint to young ladies" : courtship, sexual danger, and moral agency in revolutionary America -- "Martyrdom to Venus" : sexual freedom in post-independence Philadelphia.".
• catalog extent "xii, 430 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0801868009 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
• catalog isPartOf "Gender relations in the American experience".
• catalog issued "2002".
• catalog issued "2002.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
• catalog spatial "North America".
• catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs To 1775.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "2002 H-177".
• catalog subject "306.7/0973 21".
• catalog subject "HQ 18.U5 G577s 2002".
• catalog subject "HQ18.U5 G585 2002".
• catalog subject "Interpersonal Relations United States.".
• catalog subject "Sex customs North America History.".
• catalog subject "Sex customs United States History.".
• catalog subject "Sex role United States History.".
• catalog subject "Sexual Behavior United States History.".
• catalog subject "Sexual Behavior history United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : sex, marriage, and moral order in early America -- "Chambering and wantonising" : popular sexual mores in seventeenth-century New England -- "A complete body of divinity" : the Puritans and sex -- "Pregnant with the seeds of all sin" : regulating illicit sex in Puritan New England -- "Living in a state of nature" : sex, marriage, and southern degenerates -- The dangerous allure of "copper-coloured beauties" : Anglo-Indian sexual relations -- "The cameleon lover" : sex, race, and cultural identity in the colonial south -- "Under the watch" : the metamorphosis of sexual regulation in eighteenth-century New England -- "A hint to young ladies" : courtship, sexual danger, and moral agency in revolutionary America -- "Martyrdom to Venus" : sexual freedom in post-independence Philadelphia.".
• catalog title "Sexual revolution in early America / Richard Godbeer.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".