Deficient Husbands: Manhood, Sexual Incapacity, and Male Marital Sexuality in Seventeenth-Century New England

The emphasis on the "reproductive imperative" is exaggerated and mischaracterizes 17th-century sexuality. Puritans, and others, put a coordinate premium on sexual pleasure in marriage.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The William and Mary quarterly 1999-10, Vol.56 (4), p.723-744
1. Verfasser:	Foster, Thomas A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Benevolence Divorce History Husbands Impotence Marriage Masculinity Men Midwives Pleasure Sexual behavior Sexuality Wives Women
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Zusammenfassung:	The emphasis on the "reproductive imperative" is exaggerated and mischaracterizes 17th-century sexuality. Puritans, and others, put a coordinate premium on sexual pleasure in marriage.
ISSN:	0043-5597 1933-7698
DOI:	10.2307/2674233