ISBN:
9780807899540
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0807899542
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9781469606385
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1469606380
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xi, 228 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lewis, Carolyn Herbst Prescription for heterosexuality
DDC:
306.764097309045
Keywords:
Sex History
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20th century
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United States
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Heterosexuality History
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20th century
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United States
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Married people Sexual behavior
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History
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20th century
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United States
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Citizenship History
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20th century
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United States
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Heterosexuality History 20th century
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Married people Sexual behavior 20th century
;
History
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Citizenship History 20th century
;
Sex History 20th century
;
Physician's Role
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history
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United States
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Paternalism
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United States
;
History, 20th Century
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United States
;
Heterosexuality
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history
;
United States
;
Sexual Behavior
;
history
;
United States
;
Sexual Behavior history
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Physician's Role history
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Paternalism
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History, 20th Century
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Heterosexuality history
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Social Science
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PSYCHOLOGY ; Human Sexuality
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SELF-HELP ; Sexual Instruction
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Gender Studies
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Citizenship
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Heterosexuality
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Married people ; Sexual behavior
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Sex
;
Social conditions
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History
;
United States Social conditions
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20th century
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United States
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United States Social conditions 20th century
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United States
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United States
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Electronic books History
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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 believed that a satisfying sexual relationship 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. Drawing on hundreds of articles and editorials in medical journals as well as other popular and professi
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5149/9780807899540_lewis
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