Sexual Lifestyle in the Twentieth Century

ELINA HAAVIO-MANNILA is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Helsinki. Her publications in English include, as co-author, Unfinished Democracy: Women in Nordic Politics, and Sexual Pleasures: Changes in Sex Life in Finland. OSMO KONTULA is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki. ANNA ROTKIRCH is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.

Foreword List of Tables Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION Research Material and Theoretical Perspectives PART I: SEXUALITY IN EARLY AGE Childhood Sexuality in Youth PART II: SEXUAL LIFESTYLES IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS Faithful Monogamy: Eternal Love Consecutive Relations Searching Devitalized Union Parallel Relations PART III: REMEMBERING SEXUALITY Joy and Suffering The Importance of Sex CONCLUSION Changing Sexual Practices and Scripts References Appendices Index