Sexual Puzzles

       Thinking about the 50's, I think of the man of the family being very successful and wealthy. He is the breadwinner in the family while the woman stays home and takes care of the children and household duties. I think of that man walking down the street with his business suit on, hair slicked back, briefcase in his hand and a trench coat on.
        When I finished reading "Sexual Puzzles", that was the total opposite of what I thought about. I did not think that in the 50's women would be more open to having sex or thinking about dressing in a way that they would show more skin. The article showed me that people in the 50's were just as curious as people are today about sex. In the article it stated that teens were a bit confused as to what was the right thing for them to do being that society contradicted what their parents taught them. "Should I keep my purity or should I see what sexual opportunities arise"? The media practically promoted sexual behavior with new advertisements. They had new clothing and make up available that would make girls look more sexually appealing.
       Although these girls had thought about maintaining a bad girl image, they also had to think about still acting like a young lady because at this point in time marriage was the most important thing. These girls had to decide whether to still maintain a good girl image to get married and start a family or fail and have a bad girl image. This reading was a real eye opener to me and it was very interesting to know that the 50's was the start of things changing to what society is now.