Download or read book The Physician and Sexuality in Victorian America written by John S. Haller (Jr.) and published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors detail the social history of the medical profession-- including doctors, homeopaths, and eclectics--and its moral influence on 19th-century sexuality. They examine the ways in which professionals dealt with physical and psychological complaints and such issues as marriage, hygiene, prostitution, drug addiction, corsets, and contraception. The bibliography lists primary sources including pamphlets and articles from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Includes bandw illustrations. First published in 1974. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR