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UNINA9910824760503321 |
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Autore |
Lewis Carolyn Herbst |
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Titolo |
Prescription for heterosexuality : sexual citizenship in the Cold War era / / Carolyn Herbst Lewis |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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979-88-9313-404-9 |
1-4696-0638-0 |
0-8078-9954-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sex - United States - History - 20th century |
Heterosexuality - United States - History - 20th century |
Married people - Sexual behavior - United States - History - 20th century |
Citizenship - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Social conditions 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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American physicians and sexual defense -- Femininity, frigidity, and female heterosexual health -- Masculinity, sexual function, and male heterosexual health -- The premarital pelvic examination -- Artificial insemination and the American man -- Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this lively and engaging work, Carolyn Lewis explores how medical practitioners, especially family physicians, situated themselves as the guardians of Americans' sexual well-being during the early years of the Cold War. She argues that many doctors viewed their patients' sexual habits as more than an issue of personal health. They believed that a satisfying sexual relationship between heterosexual couples with very specific attributes and boundaries was the foundation of a successful marriage, a fundamental source of happiness in the American family, and a crucial building block of a secure |
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