Periodicals > Beach Buzz > Volume 3, Number 1
| Name: | Confronting the Public Nudity Taboo – Part One: The Liberalization of American Mores |
| Authors: | Laying, Anthony |
| Indexed Date: | 29 Sep. 2024 |
| Index Status: | Complete |
| Original Language: | English |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction |
| Citation: | Laying, Anthony. “Confronting the Public Nudity Taboo – Part One: The Liberalization of American Mores.” Beach Buzz, Volume 3, Number 1, Feb. 2002, p. 5, https://www.beachesfoundation.org |
Summary
The article discusses the persistence of prudish attitudes towards nudity in the US despite a liberalization in sexual attitudes. It touches on the cultural roots of American Puritanism and contrasts American attitudes with the more relaxed attitudes towards nudity in Europe and Asia.