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The Machines of Sex Research Technology and the Politics of Identity, 1945-1985 /

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”...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drucker, Donna J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,
Subjects:
History.
Sexual behavior.
Sexual psychology.
Machinery.
History of Science.
Sexual Behavior.
Machinery and Machine Elements.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7064-5
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1: The Machines of Sex Research
  • Chapter 2: The Penile Strain Gauge and Aversion Therapy: Measuring and Fixing the Sexual Body
  • Chapter 3: The Couples Laboratory and the Penis-Camera: Seeking the Source of Orgasm
  • Chapter 4: The Vaginal Photoplethysmograph and Devices for Women: Gauging Female Arousal
  • Conclusion: The Future of Human Sex Research Technologies.

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