Prescription for heterosexuality : sexual citizenship in the cold war era
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
HQ18.U5 L49 2010
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HQ18.U5 L49 2010
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | HQ18.U5 L49 2010 | On Shelf |
Subjects
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Heterosexuality -- history
History, 20th Century
Hétérosexualité -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Paternalism
Physician's Role -- history
Sexual Behavior -- history
Sexualité -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Sexualité dans le mariage -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
United States
États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 20e siècle.
History, 20th Century
Hétérosexualité -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Paternalism
Physician's Role -- history
Sexual Behavior -- history
Sexualité -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Sexualité dans le mariage -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
United States
États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 20e siècle.
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Book
Physical Desc
xi, 228 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-219) and index.
Description
"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 nation.
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Drawing on hundreds of articles and editorials in medical journals as well as other popular and professional literature, Lewis traces how medical professionals defined and reinforced heterosexuality in the mid-twentieth century, giving certain heterosexual desires and acts a veritable stamp of approval while labeling others as unhealthy or deviant. Lewis links their prescriptive treatment to Cold War anxieties about sexual norms, gender roles, and national security. Doctors of the time, Lewis argues, believed that "unhealthy" sexual acts, from same-sex desires to female-dominant acts, could cause personal and marital disaster; in short, says Lewis, they were "un-American."--Pub. desc.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lewis, C. H. (2010). Prescription for heterosexuality: sexual citizenship in the cold war era . University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, Carolyn Herbst. 2010. Prescription for Heterosexuality: Sexual Citizenship in the Cold War Era. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, Carolyn Herbst. Prescription for Heterosexuality: Sexual Citizenship in the Cold War Era Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Lewis, C. H. (2010). Prescription for heterosexuality: sexual citizenship in the cold war era. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lewis, Carolyn Herbst. Prescription for Heterosexuality: Sexual Citizenship in the Cold War Era University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
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