Sex and the Married Girl - Heterosexual Marriage and the Body in Postwar Canada

This book examines how embodied, heterosexual, married sexual experiences were constructed for, and by, Canadian women in the postwar era.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
1. Breaking Free from the "Nostalgia Trap": History and the Paradox of Female Sexuality in the Postwar World
2. Embodying Family Values: The Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Creation of the "Mother Body"
3. Sex, Marriage, and the "One Flesh" Body: Married Sexuality in the Anglican, United, and Roman Catholic Denominations
4. Bringing Down Goliath: Oral Histories and the Engagement of Individual Bodies with the Ideal
5. Conclusion: Making Good (Sex)
Appendix: Interview Data
Bibliography
Index

About the author

By Heather Stanley

Summary

This book examines how embodied, heterosexual, married sexual experiences were constructed for, and by, Canadian women in the postwar era.

Product details

• Authors: Heather Stanley
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9781487501198
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-0119-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Studies in Gender and History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories