Maines The Technology of Orgasm

"Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction
Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-1-4214-0055-6
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 24, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology

Winner of the Herbert Feis Prize from the American Historical Association Winner of the AFGAGMAS Biennial Book AwardWinner of the Science Award from the American Foundation for Gender and Genital Medicine

From the time of Hippocrates until the 1920s, massaging female patients to orgasm was a staple of medical practice among Western physicians in the treatment of "hysteria," an ailment once considered both common and chronic in women. Doctors loathed this time-consuming procedure and for centuries relied on midwives. Later, they substituted the efficiency of mechanical devices, including the electric vibrator, invented in the 1880s. In The Technology of Orgasm, Rachel Maines offers readers a stimulating, surprising, and often humorous account of hysteria and its treatment throughout the ages, focusing on the development, use, and fall into disrepute of the vibrator as a legitimate medical device.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maines, Rachel P.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. THE JOB NOBODY WANTED
Chapter 2. FEMALE SEXUALITY AS HYSTERICAL PATHOLOGY
Chapter 3. "MY GOD, WHAT DOES SHE WANT?"
Chapter 4. "INVITING THE JUICES DOWNWARD"
Chapter 5. REVISING THE ANDROCENTRIC MODEL
Notes
Notes on Sources
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Maines, Rachel P.
Rachel P. Maines is a visiting scholar in the Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University and author of The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Rachel P. Maines is an independent scholar and a technical processing assistant at Cornell University's Hotel School Library. She is also the author of numerous articles in scholarly and popular publications.