Nationalism and sexuality: middle-class morality and sexual norms in Modern Europe

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The review discusses George L. Mosse's book, which argues that nationalism and respectability (bourgeois norms) are intrinsically linked. Mosse demonstrates how these norms influenced sexuality and gender roles in modern Europe, particularly in Germany.

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Scientists found that when people in Europe were very proud of their country, they also wanted everyone to act super proper, especially about how boys and girls should behave and what grown-ups did privately.

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