Scandalous events: Metropolitan culture and moral change in post-Second World War London

Historians of the sexual and cultural changes associated with the "permissive" moment of the 1960s have tended to emphasize a progressive narrative of reform focused on national policies and their social outcomes. This article explores a diffierent dynamic, highlighting the ways in which a series of scandalous and transgressive events, associated with particular networks of metropolitan culture in London, played a significant role in reshaping sexual beliefs and attitudes within English society during the postwar period. © 2006 by The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.