Word: sexualism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...sexual gratification, but "conquest and degradation of the victim," contends the report, "is the primary goal of the sexual aggressor." The attacks seem to be expressions of the same anger that caused the prisoners' original crimes. In general, the attackers tend to be the huskier, more violent criminals who are unable otherwise to achieve masculine pride. They do not think of themselves as homosexuals, believing that they are manly as long as they are the partner who "is aggressive and penetrates." The aggression also has racial overtones. Though Negroes constitute 80% of the prison population, more than half...
...Linda won that argument, but now it seems that she has given up on stuffy old Barnard altogether, choosing to drop out this fall in favor of communal housekeeping on Manhattan's West Side. Barnard President Martha Peterson, says Linda, has her sympathy. "She is aware that recognizing sexual intercourse would cause embarrassment to the ladies that give money to the college...
...what about the influence of commercials? They teach, says Hayakawa, "that there is an instant, simple solution to all problems. Acid indigestion can be relieved with Alka-Seltzer; unpopularity can be overcome by using Ban; feelings of sexual inadequacy can be banished by buying a new Mustang, which will transform you into an instant Casanova." Even TV documentaries, "offer neat wrap-ups of complex events." Yet, "the world makes all sorts of demands the television set never told you about, such as study, patience, hard work, and a long apprenticeship in a trade or profession, before you may enjoy what...
MORNING, NOON and NIGHT, by three young American playwrights: Israel Horovitz, Terrence McNally and Leonard Melfi. No connection with James Gould Cozzens' new novel of the same name. Three one-acters: Morning (four Negroes turn white), Noon (white sexual mores), and Night (two funerals...
...swerve toward conservatism. The young, the poor, blacks and antiwar dissenters had profoundly affected government-something they once felt powerless to do. But then came a counterreaction of other Americans who feel threatened by change and civil disorders, to say nothing of youth's drug culture and new sexual freedom. As if to further dis illusion youth, the No. 1 domestic political issue may well be "law and order" rather than social justice...