Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaMethods and Objectives of Birth Control. A Relational Analysis of the Field of Medicine, Argentina (1930-1940)
This paper analyzes the ideas and practices regarding birth control promoted by the field of medicine. Employing a relational and gender perspective, differences are found in approaches to contraceptive methods, abortion, and sterilization in Argentina from 1930 to 1940. In a context of demographic...
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| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Lenguaje: | Español Inglés |
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Universidad del Pacífico
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/1290 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/53189 |
| Sumario: | This paper analyzes the ideas and practices regarding birth control promoted by the field of medicine. Employing a relational and gender perspective, differences are found in approaches to contraceptive methods, abortion, and sterilization in Argentina from 1930 to 1940. In a context of demographic transition and the rise of eugenic ideas, voluntary birth control was a problem for the medical elite. In contrast, marginal positionings spread knowledge about access to sexual pleasure without worrying about reproduction. |
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