02976nam 2200649Ia 450 991078568310332120200520144314.01-4696-0638-00-8078-9954-2(CKB)2670000000068547(EBL)605919(OCoLC)676697963(SSID)ssj0000425977(PQKBManifestationID)11285378(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425977(PQKBWorkID)10372452(PQKB)10048582(StDuBDS)EDZ0000246757(MdBmJHUP)muse23453(Au-PeEL)EBL605919(CaPaEBR)ebr10425400(CaONFJC)MIL930771(MiAaPQ)EBC605919(EXLCZ)99267000000006854720100319d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPrescription for heterosexuality[electronic resource] sexual citizenship in the Cold War era /Carolyn Herbst LewisChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20101 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4696-0982-7 0-8078-3425-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 secureSexUnited StatesHistory20th centuryHeterosexualityUnited StatesHistory20th centuryMarried peopleSexual behaviorUnited StatesHistory20th centuryCitizenshipUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesSocial conditions20th centurySexHistoryHeterosexualityHistoryMarried peopleSexual behaviorHistoryCitizenshipHistory306.76/4097309045Lewis Carolyn Herbst1571685MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785683103321Prescription for heterosexuality3846175UNINA