Prescription for heterosexuality [[electronic resource] ] : sexual citizenship in the Cold War era / / Carolyn Herbst Lewis

• Autore: Lewis Carolyn Herbst
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.76/4097309045
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Prescription for heterosexuality
• ISBN: 1-4696-0638-0; 0-8078-9954-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785683103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II