PSYC 333 Lecture 2: Week 2 Note Note Taker PSYC 333 Lecture 2
21 Sep 2018
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History of masturbation and sex toys: shifted from ancient to modern times quite dramatically. Discuss the role of social and historical context in perspectives related to masturbation and sex toys. Large phallic things were something to make fun off: masturbation was not a huge issue or the object of serious moral offence in ancient times and up to the 18thcentury. Solitary masturbation is evil, a crime and large offence so widespread bc the ppl engaging in it do(cid:374)(cid:859)t a(cid:272)tuall(cid:455) k(cid:374)o(cid:449) it is wrong: wa(cid:374)ted to (cid:858)edu(cid:272)ate people(cid:859, treatment por and drastic for health. Publish own warnings about moral and physical dangers of masturbation using case reports. A lot of people then thought they had done damage to themselves the(cid:455) (cid:449)ere(cid:374)(cid:859)t parti(cid:272)ularl(cid:455) clean/ healthy. Pro(cid:448)ide (cid:894)e(cid:454)pe(cid:374)si(cid:448)e(cid:895) pres(cid:272)riptio(cid:374)s for (cid:862)(cid:272)ures(cid:863: prescriptions sold alongside the book. Got published and printed by respectable publisher (tissot), spread across europe. Very well-respected psychiatrist even worked for pope.
