The document summarizes the book "Sex in the Heartland" by Beth Bailey. It discusses how the book examines the impact of the sexual revolution in the 1960s on American culture, using the town of Lawrence, Kansas as a case study. The book argues that there was a gradual sexual revolution resulting from long-term social and sexual changes. It assesses how cultural norms around sexuality changed and the effect on university towns during this period. The purpose is to provide a deeper understanding of what the sexual revolution meant to 1960s American society.