Ways The Politics And Beliefs Of Krafft-Ebing And Ellis Show Themselves In Their Writings

Both Krafft-Ebing and Ellis were instrumental in the establishment of sexology as a science. They both studied medicine, and they both used case studies as evidence to support the theories they espouse in their texts. Despite ideas about scientific objectivity, what falls into the category of “science” is used to support various agenda. In your post, address the following two questions:

In what ways do the politics and beliefs of these scientists show themselves in their writings?

How is scientific discourse used to underpin positions in current cultural debates about sexuality? (For example, the discussions about sexual assault and the #metoo movement, debates about transgender people’s use of the bathroom of the gender they identify as/with, and the ongoing debates about same sex marriage)