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The 'sexwave' was all of human history up to the Industrial Revolution... then another in the 70s with development of the birth control pill and no known significantly dangerous STDs. Interestingly, the USA was viewed as the vanguard of sexual progressivism in the 1970s and places like France were seen as provincial backwaters. There's a great book about Frances attempt to modernize their views to be more progressive called 'Good Sex Illustrated'. If you're interested in the ways in which sex education can be stilted to promote extremely conservative antiquated mindsets, it includes a multitude of examples. It is remarkably relevant because it's basically exactly what American educators and parents inflict on kids today.