Adam And Eve After The Pill by Nicholas Eberstadt

Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution

Argues that the widespread availability of reliable contraception radically reshaped sexual norms, creating paradoxical outcomes: greater sexual freedom alongside rising loneliness, pornography use, commodification of relationships, and instability in courtship, marriage, and family life. Drawing on social science and cultural analysis, it contends that women and children often bear disproportionate costs, while male responsibility is weakened. It calls for a reexamination of contemporary sexual ethics in light of these unintended personal and social consequences.