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" over the last 50 years". Discuss. in the last 50 years, not so much sexual behaviour but societies attitude towards it. After the 2nd World War and in the 1950's sexual behaviour was a very taboo subject and not openly discussed. Sex was conducted behind clos ....

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.... of 18,000 people. This showed a gap that can exist between publicly accepted attitudes and actual sexual behaviour. Sexual attitudes had undoubtedly became more permissive over the last 30 years. The 1960's brought openly declared attitudes more into line with the realities of sexual behaviour. Social movements challenged the existing order of society. The 'New Left' and Hippie Lifestyles broke with existing sexual norms, free love and pre-martial sex was adopted in their cultures. Drugs were available and many people lost their inhibitions while under the influence. In 1967 the Abortion Act entitled women to legal abortion on medical and socia ....