Sexual Response-Ability and the Morgantown College Student
- Morgantown, West Virginia , 1973
Morgantown, West Virginia, 1973. Very good. Minor staining to lower wrapper.. A no-nonsense sex education booklet from 1973, published for West Virginia University students in Morgantown, West Virginia, including non-judgmental information on the following subjects: sex anatomy; rape and sexual assault; methods of contraception; abortion; sterilization; venereal disease; pregnancy; common sexual myths; "sexual disadvantages" (e.g. premature ejaculation, painful intercourse); and resources for "where to take your sex problems and hang ups" (i.e. local counseling services). Includes frequent pithy and often humorous sound bites throughout designated with stars, such as: "GRAPE NUTS ARE NOT A VENEREAL DISEASE (RALPH NADER)" (pg. 51) and "IF GOD HAD MEANT FOR PEOPLE TO GO NUDE, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN BORN THAT WAY" (pg. 65). Note the cover design, which emphasizes the diversity inherent in human sexuality. Single vol. (8.5" by 5.5"), pp. 76, original illus. wrps. Note page 33, which assures students that "In time, Morgantown will develop abortion services since the United States Supreme Court (1973) legalized abortion". As of the writing of this description, the practice is banned in the state.