Tom Fudge: Sex in America, and probably around the world, is governed by many customs and taboos: from the awkward rituals of the teenage date to decisions of how to care for that by-product of sex, children. The popular myth of sex in America is that everything has changed. Today, we're much freer about it. Homosexuality is okay. Premarital sex is not just okay, it's expected. Yet, our relationship with sex seems to have become rather schizophrenic.
Socially, in most circles, we still don't talk about it much. Yet, in the commercial realm, sex has a constant presence. It's the subject of countless TV shows, magazine articles, and it's used endlessly to sell products. We're repressed, and yet we're obsessed.
During the rest of this hour we talk about where our society comes from, sexually, and where we're going. And what has happened to the so-called Sexual Revolution?
Guests
- Mike McCall , sociology professor at San Diego State University .
- Brian Alexander , author of the new book, America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction .He is also a writes the Sexploration column for MSNBC.com.
