Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Author Louise Perry explains what that means for women. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The science of sex, love, attraction, and obsession ► youtu.be/1XmoMrbcV0E Louise Perry, the author of "The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century," questions the once unambiguously positive view of the sexual revolution. Perry argues that sex-positive feminism justifies abusive and power imbalanced sexual practices and pressures women to imitate masculine roles. She believes that inherent physical and psychological differences between men and women have profound social implications that the current sexual culture doesn't serve. Her book challenges the idea that the sexual revolution was an unqualified success. 0:00 The downsides of sexual liberation 1:40 Freeing women to act like men 3:06 “Hook up” culture 3:49 Men and women are different 4:47 Sociosexuality Read the video transcript ► bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/sociosexualality/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Louise Perry: Louise Perry is a writer and campaigner based in London, UK. She is a columnist at the New Statesman and a features writer for the Daily Mail. Her debut book, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century, is published by Polity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more of our stories on sex: Orgasm gap: The insidious reason women have fewer orgasms than men ► bigthink.com/health/orgasm-gap-women-men/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description Kama Sutra isn’t just about sex. It’s a guidebook for pleasure ► bigthink.com/thinking/kama-sutra/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description What makes for a “great” sex life? ► bigthink.com/neuropsych/what-makes-great-sex-life/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think+ Make your business smarter, faster: bigthink.com/plus/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more Big Think? ► Daily editorial features: bigthink.com/popular/ ► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: bigthink.com/st/newsletter ► Facebook: bigth.ink/facebook ► Instagram: bigth.ink/Instagram ► Twitter: bigth.ink/twitter

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