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The Machines of Sex Research, 2014
Technology and the Politics of Identity, 1945-1985
SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology Series
Author: Drucker Donna J.
Language: EnglishSubjects for The Machines of Sex Research:
97 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
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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.
Describes the little-known history of the machines of human sex research in the postwar era
Shows how researchers worldwide invented and used machines to study human sexuality and the body in new ways, and how they used and improved each other's designs
Relates the relationship between the machines of sex research to Cold War sexualities and gender and sexual liberation movements
Narrates how the machines of sex research led to new ways of thinking about human bodies as sexual yet nonreproductive sites of pleasure
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras