IDIHCS 22126
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Methods and Objectives of Birth Control. A Relational Analysis of the Field of Medicine, Argentina (1930-1940)
Autor/es:
LEDESMA PRIETTO, NADIA
Revista:
Apuntes. Revista de Ciencias Sociales
Editorial:
Universidad del Pacífico
Referencias:
Lugar: Lima; Año: 2021 vol. 48 p. 51 - 75
ISSN:
0252-1865
Resumen:
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 con-trol was a problem for the medical elite. In contrast, marginal positionings spread knowledge about access to sexual pleasure without worrying about reproduction.
