To the alarm of conservatives, during the 1970s the sexual revolution passed from the counterculture into the social mainstream. the number of divorces soared, reaching more than 1 million in 1975, double the number ten years earlier. the age at which both men and women married rose dramatically.勇ric foner, historian, from give me liberty! an american history 2014 how did feminism begin to alter american social attitudes, as related to this excerpt? it fostered rejection of and even hostility toward the idea of marriage. it started to remove the negative stigma associated with divorce. it led young women to embrace again the image of homemaker. it encouraged women to attend college in greater numbers.