Word: sexed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...mora1 standards have risen. Those who feel that morality has improved point to increased concern for racial and social justice and to widespread revulsion against the war in Viet Nam. The majority that finds a decline in standards attributes the trend more than anything else to increased emphasis on sex, crime and violence in newspapers, magazines, books, TV and films. Another often cited cause is that "people are more materialistic...
...signs of changing morality are clearest when it comes to sex. By no means do a majority endorse a sexual revolution: 76% want pornography outlawed, and 72% believe that erotica robs sexual relations of beauty. Overwhelmingly, 66% to 5%, Americans think that sexual morality is more lax than ever, and they again pinpoint the news media as the principal reason. On the other hand, 16% think that Americans are not really more promiscuous but just talk a lot more about sex. Says Naomi Brock, a South Gate, Calif, housewife: "I suppose it's always been about the same...
Nonetheless, substantial minorities -in some cases even majorities-hold views that reveal significant shifts in traditional attitudes toward sex. Again, it is the young, the bettereducated, the relatively affluent who reflect the most liberal views. One surprising fact is Harris' finding that 64% believe that abortions should not be a matter of law but should be left to the prospective parents and their doctor; even a 60% majority of Roman Catholics agree. Other results...
...disagree with the idea that "the use of four-letter words makes sex dirty" (the figures rise to 42% of the under-30 group, 45% of the college-educated, 41% of those earning $10,000 and over, 46% of professionals...
...they believe that "frankness over sex is helping people to get over their inhibitions...