ISBN:
9781487512682
,
9781487512675
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (234 pages)
Series Statement:
Studies in gender and history 54
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Keywords:
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Abstract:
This book examines how embodied, heterosexual, married sexual experiences were constructed for, and by, Canadian women in the postwar era.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgment -- 1 Breaking Free from the "Nostalgia Trap": History and the Paradox of Female Sexuality in the Postwar World -- 2 Embodying Family Values: The Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Creation of the "Mother Body" -- 3 Sex, Marriage, and the "One-Flesh" Body: Married Sexuality in the Anglican, United, and Roman Catholic Denominations -- 4 Bringing Down Goliath: Oral Histories and the Engagement of Individual Bodies with the Ideal -- 5 Conclusion: Making Good (Sex) -- Appendix: Interview Data -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Series List.
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