LEADER 03010nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910460455203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4696-0638-0 010 $a0-8078-9954-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000068547 035 $a(EBL)605919 035 $a(OCoLC)676697963 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000425977 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11285378 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425977 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10372452 035 $a(PQKB)10048582 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000246757 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC605919 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse23453 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL605919 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10425400 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL930771 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000068547 100 $a20100319d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPrescription for heterosexuality$b[electronic resource] $esexual citizenship in the Cold War era /$fCarolyn Herbst Lewis 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4696-0982-7 311 $a0-8078-3425-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAmerican 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. 330 $aIn 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 606 $aSex$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aHeterosexuality$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aMarried people$xSexual behavior$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCitizenship$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSex$xHistory 615 0$aHeterosexuality$xHistory 615 0$aMarried people$xSexual behavior$xHistory 615 0$aCitizenship$xHistory 676 $a306.76/4097309045 700 $aLewis$b Carolyn Herbst$01046519 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460455203321 996 $aPrescription for heterosexuality$92473469 997 $aUNINA