Teaching America about sex : marriage guides and sex manuals from the late Victorians to Dr. Ruth / M.E. Melody and Linda M. Peterson.
| Author/creator | Melody, Michael Edward |
| Other author | Peterson, Linda Mary, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, ©1999. |
| Description | xii, 286 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The late Victorians and the spermatic political economy / Henry Hanchett, John Harvey Kellogg, Henry Guernsey -- "No gods no masters": Margaret Sanger and America's sexual future / Margaret Sanger -- The 1920s and America's first sexual eruption / Joseph Collins ... [et al.] -- Sexual eruption and then reaction: the interwar years / Theodore van de Velde -- One step forward, two steps back: sex and pleasure in the 1950s / Hannah M. Stone and Abraham Stone, Eustace Chesser -- Sexual upheaval in the 1960s: counterculture, counter-sex / David Reuben -- Joy through peak experiences in the 1970s / Alex Comfort -- Does pleasure demand the conjunction of particular body parts? Gay and lesbian sex / Charles Silverstein ... [et al.] -- Another reaction: Dr. Ruth defends marriage / Ruth Westheimer -- On penetrative power. |
| Local note | Little-325205--305131044389+ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-274) and index. |
| LCCN | 99006300 |
| ISBN | 0814755321 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ56 .M365 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |