Word: greenson
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Dates: during 1966-1966
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...their free and easy public behavior, said Greenson, does not lead to private satisfaction. And the blame, he said, should be placed largely on the parents. They are overanxious for their children to be popular; they urge them to date early, at a time when they are emotionally unprepared for the experience...
...believe one of the reasons young males and females wear their hair alike and dress alike," said Dr. Greenson, 'stems from their fear of the opposite sex." Though the long-hair cult remains a minority beyond such hangouts as Greenwich Village and Sunset Strip, the doctor concluded that boys and girls now "seek a twin, not a sweetheart or over. They are only secure with someone who resembles themselves...
Today's youths, said Dr. Greenson, lave been spoiled; they have grown up accustomed to swift satisfactions with a relative absence of frustration. "The great lovers in real life and in literature," he noted, "were willing to suffer great misery and pain for their loved ones-to wait, to struggle and to endure, all of which went to make the loved one more precious. The 'cool' set is used to quick and easy gratifications, Instant warmth and instant sex make puny love, cool sex, and a turning...
Equal Rights. For the sexual apathy that he found in the middle-aged male, Dr. Greenson suggested, there are several reasons: "After 25 years of marriage, his sexual practices tend to become stereotyped and routinized. There are no more surprises. As a consequence of his insecurity about his masculinity, the American male is inhibited in giving full rein to his sexual fantasies. Another complicating circumstance is the typical middle-aged man's notion that at his time of life his body has to be preserved from any undue stress and strain. He may play 36 holes of golf...
...past, said Dr. Greenson, women used to submit passively to a passionless sex that was little more than a service for their husbands. Not today. And a generation ago, women seemed much more dependent upon being loved as a prerequisite for sex, whereas today they seem just as able as men to enjoy it without romantic love. "Apparently, as they have gained greater freedom, they feel entitled to equal sexual satisfaction along with their other equal rights...