Why Medicalization? Introduction to the Special Issue on the Medicalization of Sex

被引：24

作者：

Cacchioni, Thea ^{[1
]}

Tiefer, Leonore ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada

[2] NYU, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, New York, NY 10003 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH | 2012年 / 49卷 / 04期

关键词：

DIFFICULTIES; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.1080/00224499.2012.690112

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

This special issue grows out of the need to bring into focus the historical and sociocultural contextualization of sex to the sexological community. The specific focus is on analyzing how medicalization is affecting many areas of sexual life and discourse, but the larger goal is to help situate sexuality studies in its broadest perspective. Articles will be of general interest to those interested in interdisciplinary scholarship; the specific articles address HIV politics, sex therapy, women's sexual health, sex and aging, the popularization of weak science, and the media's view that sexual exuberance is a central marker of recovery from cancer. Medicalization is a current trend that illuminates the importance of a broader view of sexology.

引用

页码：307 / 310

页数：4

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