The machines of sex research : technology and the politics of identity, 1945-1985 /

The machines of sex research : technology and the politics of identity, 1945-1985 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Drucker, Donna J.
Imprint:	Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2014.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology, 2211-4564 SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology.
Subject:	Sexology -- Research -- History. Sexology -- Research -- Technological innovations -- History. Sexology -- Research. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11079672

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ISBN:	9789400770645 9400770642 9789400770638
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 17, 2013).
Summary:	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 s.

Table of Contents:

The Machines of Sex Research
The Penile Strain Gauge and Aversion Therapy: Measuring and Fixing the Sexual Body
The Couples Laboratory and the Penis-Camera: Seeking the Source of Orgasm
The Vaginal Photoplethysmograph and Devices for Women: Gauging Female Arousal
Conclusion: The Future of Human Sex Research Technologies
Erratum to: The Penile Strain Gauge and Aversion Therapy: Measuring and Fixing the Sexual Body.