So now we know.
Apr. 28th, 2008 12:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
From the pen of Dr Alexander Gunn, author of The Privileged Adolescent: An outline of the physical and mental problems of the student society, published by the Medical and Technical Publishing Co, in 1970.
I have so far only read the chapter on "Sex on the campus", because that is naturally what interested me in the first place. Here, we learn that, on university campuses:
Then there is "a detailed survey carried out by the author" in which "an attempt was made to definte the social and psychological attitudes of those female students who were...regular users of the 'pill'." (35-36) I bet he carried that survey out. I bet it was very detailed indeed. Perhaps a phone survey, with most of the questions replaced by heavy breathing.
My god! They'll do it anywhere!
And, finally, I regret to inform you that "[there] is no satisfaction to be had from promiscuity beyond the spinal reflexes" (41) NONE WHATSOEVER. (Yes, I know what he means by spinal reflexes. But it amuses me to suppose that he doesn't. Also he says that these spinal reflexes are "rare" in young women.)
I wish this counted as work.
I have so far only read the chapter on "Sex on the campus", because that is naturally what interested me in the first place. Here, we learn that, on university campuses:
"promiscuity (OED = 'indiscriminate mixture') as by definition girls who cohabit with more than one partner in, say, any one year, is agin less than 1 per cent. Indeed, promiscuity in the sense of the girl who 'sleeps around' is seen by university physicians as a sign and symptom of psychological disturbance - the girl is invariably, quite severely emotionally disturbed and her sexual behaviour is but one aspect of her illness." (35)
Then there is "a detailed survey carried out by the author" in which "an attempt was made to definte the social and psychological attitudes of those female students who were...regular users of the 'pill'." (35-36) I bet he carried that survey out. I bet it was very detailed indeed. Perhaps a phone survey, with most of the questions replaced by heavy breathing.
"With regard to domicile, it does not seem to make any significant difference as to whether the girl lives in lodgings, hostel or flat as to whether she uses an oral contraceptive or not." (37)
My god! They'll do it anywhere!
And, finally, I regret to inform you that "[there] is no satisfaction to be had from promiscuity beyond the spinal reflexes" (41) NONE WHATSOEVER. (Yes, I know what he means by spinal reflexes. But it amuses me to suppose that he doesn't. Also he says that these spinal reflexes are "rare" in young women.)
I wish this counted as work.
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Date: 2008-04-28 12:12 pm (UTC)Crap that song's going to be in my head now.
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Date: 2008-04-28 12:14 pm (UTC)I have no idea what you're talking about. I am not down with any sort of "kids". (Seriously, what?)
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Date: 2008-04-28 12:19 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-04-28 12:39 pm (UTC)Although he does say that men sometimes come to him depressed about their series of shallow relationships.
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Date: 2008-04-28 01:19 pm (UTC)And of course, no girl would be so shameless as to take them while living under her parents' roof.
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Date: 2008-04-28 10:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-28 09:27 pm (UTC)Oh, AD passes on his thanks for the CDs! I think they are currently down in Plymouth with him.
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Date: 2008-04-28 10:18 pm (UTC)He is very welcome! I am glad someone wanted them.
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Date: 2008-04-29 09:54 am (UTC)Speaking as someone who came to Edinburgh to do her PhD primarily because of the holdings of the NLS, I highly recommend their collections, and will wave to you in the reading room if I see you there at any point. :)
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Date: 2008-04-29 04:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-29 09:29 am (UTC)