Physician and Sexuality in Victorian America

Name: Physician and Sexuality in Victorian America
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ISBN: 9780393008456

ISBN-10: 0393008452

ISBN-13: 9780393008456

Edition: Reprint

Authors: John S. Haller, Robin M. Haller

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"Men and women in late nineteenth-century America," write John S. Haller and Robin M. Haller, "faced a bewildering and conflicting array of roles forced on them by a newly industrialized society." Nowhere were these roles more sharply drawn than in the area of sexuality. Growing numbers of Victorians found themselves unable to confide in husbands, wives, or relatives on personal matters. Increasingly, they turned to advice columns in newspapers, etiquette books, philanthropic organizations, marriage manuals, private counselors--and to the physician. The peculiar relationship that existed between the physician and his patient enabled the medical profession to exert a powerful influence: the…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/17/1977
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English