Historical Attitudes Towards Contraception
Contraception has been a controversial subject throughout history due to its conflicting opinions from different perspectives. Religious, philosophical,...
The term "bodily impurity" refers to the idea that certain parts of the human body are dirty, unclean, or polluted, often due to cultural beliefs about what is considered normal or acceptable. These...
Medical Discourses and Societal Perceptions of Sexual Health, Morality, and Desire
Sexual health, morality, and desire are all topics that have been heavily influenced by medical discourses...
As medical science progresses, it has increasingly been used to classify and categorize human behavior into various types that are either considered normal or abnormal. One such field of study is...
The way people talk about sexual health, pleasure, and dysfunction has changed dramatically over time, but it's still influenced by various factors such as cultural context, personal experiences, and...
Historically, medical and psychiatric discourses have often pathologized queer identities and behaviors. This has had significant consequences for individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, leading to...
Historical Medical Discourse
Medicine is a field that has evolved over time to become more advanced than it once was.
There are still some aspects of medicine that have yet to fully catch up...
The historical roots of modern understanding of gender identity are often traced back to John Money's work in the mid-20th century, which classified gender into three categories - male, female, and...
How do legal and medical discourses around hormone therapy reinforce normative understandings of gender?
The term "gender" refers to a socially constructed system of behaviors, roles, and...
Historical Medical Discourse
Historically, medicine has pathologized queer identities through the creation of a false dichotomy between normal/abnormal, healthy/unhealthy, and...