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Prescription for Heterosexuality: Sexual Citizenship in the Cold War Era Hardcover – October 18, 2010

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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; 1 edition (October 18, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0807834254
  • ISBN-13: 978-0807834251
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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1.0 out of 5 starsHeavily Opinionated and Completely Irrelevant
By John K on October 19, 2013
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Not exactly a prize winner here. The very fact that I finished the book is a miracle in and of itself. Lewis, an aggressive feminist, forces her ideas into spaces that they quite frankly don't fit. This disturbing trend is quite common for mediocre writers and college level "teachers" who find themselves with nothing interesting or unique to publish. She maintains that American doctors actively discouraged homosexuality as if it were part of some great conspiracy to preserve the culture of white male heterosexuality. When in truth, homosexuality was simply a cultural taboo of the time that was looked on suspiciously by most people, whether they be male, female, black, white, doctor, plumber, etc. But then again if Lewis admitted this then she wouldn't have a book to write then would she?
In short, homosexuality, since the beginning of time, has always been a curious cultural facet. It has always been surrounded by resistance and controversy. So for Lewis to insist that American doctors during the Cold War were some unique group united in a conspiracy against homosexuals in order to preserve traditional values is ridiculous. Almost everyone during this time was suspicious, afraid, cautious about gay culture. To presume that doctors lead some sort of behind closed doors witch hunt against homosexuals is merely the authors pitiful attempt to create excitement and generate interest in her work.
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