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The Machines of Sex Research. Technology and the Politics of Identity, 1945-1985.
Donna J. Drucker
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Description for The Machines of Sex Research. Technology and the Politics of Identity, 1945-1985.
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 107 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JMU; PDX; TGBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 183.
The Machines of Sex Research describes how researchers worldwide integrated technology into studies of human sexuality in the postwar era. The machines they invented made new ways of seeing bodies possible. Some researchers who studied men used machines like penile strain gauges to police “deviant” male sexuality; others used less painful devices like penis-cameras to study women’s sexual responses and map the physiology of their arousal and orgasm. While researchers used the findings from their technological innovations to propose their own views of how people should view their bodies and should manage their sexual lives, their readers interpreted their findings ... Read more
The Machines of Sex Research describes how researchers worldwide integrated technology into studies of human sexuality in the postwar era. The machines they invented made new ways of seeing bodies possible. Some researchers who studied men used machines like penile strain gauges to police “deviant” male sexuality; others used less painful devices like penis-cameras to study women’s sexual responses and map the physiology of their arousal and orgasm. While researchers used the findings from their technological innovations to propose their own views of how people should view their bodies and should manage their sexual lives, their readers interpreted their findings ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
Series
Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology
Number of Pages
97
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400770638
SKU
V9789400770638
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Reviews for The Machines of Sex Research. Technology and the Politics of Identity, 1945-1985.
“I am both a psychologist and a historian of psychology, and I found that The Machines of Sex Research enriched my understanding both of sexual science and of its history. … book draws mostly on published scientific literature, it would provide useful avenues for enthusiastic student research if used in a teaching context. … the terrain traversed by Drucker in ... Read more