Sexual Visions: Images of Gender in Science and Medicine Between the Eighteenth and Twentieth Centuries

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Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989 - Europe - 207 pages
A statement about the cultural intertwining of science and sexuality. The author covers the fields of medicine, biological writings, anatomical wax models, paintings, films, poetry and fiction to show how the ever-changing roles of male/female and reason/emotion are central to science.

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Introduction
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an historical perspective
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Body image and sex roles
43
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