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The Beige Epoch: Depolarization of Sex Roles in America

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  • Charles Winick

    (City University of New York)

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One of the most pervasive features of our cultural landscape is the depolarization of sex roles and a concomitant blurring of many other differences. The appearance, given names, and play of boys and girls have become less gender- specific since World War II. Young girls appear to be demonstrating the sexual precocity and aggressiveness once associated with boys. Clothing and appearance are steadily becoming increasingly ambisexual, along with recreational activities, work, and family roles. Extremes of taste in food and drink are less common. Blandness also characterizes the color and shape of home interiors and the exteriors of many buildings. Opera, theatre, musical theatre, and movies have been dominated by women in recent decades although male stars once were the major audience attractions. Our rapid industrialization and World War II are among the contributors to depolarization, and the trend may have some ominous implications for the future.

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  • Charles Winick, 1968. "The Beige Epoch: Depolarization of Sex Roles in America," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 376(1), pages 18-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:376:y:1968:i:1:p:18-24
    DOI: 10.1177/000271626837600103
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