Has the sexual revolution backfired? | Louise Perry

Listen to this episode from Big Think on Spotify. Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Author Louise Perry explains what that means for women. Louise Perry, the author of "The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century," questions the once unambiguously positive view of the sexual revolution. Perry argues that sex-positive feminism justifies abusive and power imbalanced sexual practices and pressures women to imitate masculine roles. She believes that inherent physical and psychological differences between men and women have profound social implications that the current sexual culture doesn't serve. Her book challenges the idea that the sexual revolution was an unqualified success. 0:00 The downsides of sexual liberation 1:40 Freeing women to act like men 3:06 “Hook up” culture 3:49 Men and women are different 4:47 Sociosexuality ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Louise Perry: Louise Perry is a writer and campaigner based in London, UK. She is a columnist at the New Statesman and a features writer for the Daily Mail. Her debut book, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century, is published by Polity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------12:03-20 ----------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices