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  • History of Science
  • Sexuality Studies
  • Medical Humanities

Background:

  • The history of sexology is a dynamic field marked by debates on its disciplinary scope, political influences, and global reach.
  • Current historiographical discussions increasingly focus on the concept of development within sexology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of 'development' as a central concept in the historical development of sexology.
  • To analyze how sexologists utilized developmental frameworks to understand sexuality across diverse global contexts.
  • To examine the intersection of sexology with ideologies of race, nation, empire, and political concerns.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of five articles examining the development of sexology in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
  • Exploration of sexological knowledge production through individual, social, cultural, and evolutionary developmental lenses.
  • Case studies focusing on India, Latin America, and European regions.

Main Results:

  • Sexologists increasingly centered the relationship between sexuality and human development in their work.
  • Developmental categories were deployed to interpret sexuality across varied national, geographical, and linguistic settings.
  • Sexology emerged as a transnational project influenced by global ideologies and diverse political motivations.

Conclusions:

  • The concept of development was crucial for understanding sexology's historical project and perceived value.
  • Sexology's history is characterized by its interdisciplinary breadth, varied agendas, and significant global dimensions.
  • Interrogating developmental frameworks reveals the complex interplay of social, cultural, and political factors in sexological knowledge.