The Door to the Institute, Prague
Two things drew me to this building. The first was the magnificent Baroque doorway. Secondly, the threshold is below the level of the sidewalk, which speaks to the antiquity of the structure. The ground level in cities tends to rise over the centuries as a result of natural forces and cultural activity. I've seen this phenomenon at the site of ancient churches in Greece but this was the first time I've observed it in central Europe.
My temporary illiteracy kept me from perceiving the other interesting aspect of this building.
Now that I've put the text on the door through a translator, I see the sign identifies it as the Prague Institute of Sexology. The Institute is part of the First Faculty of Medicine at
Charles University, Prague.
Oddly, it wasn't easy to find an English-language description of the Institute. The most comprehensive piece comes from the Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality.
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The main center for sex research has traditionally been the Institute of Sexology at Charles University in Prague, founded in 1921. Research at this Institute has centered on behavioral sexology and on some andrological problems.
The founder of the Czech School of Medical Sexology, Josef Hynie (1900-1989), spent some time at several of the world renowned centers of early sexology, particu larly the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute of Sexology in Berlin.
His successor, Jan Raboch (1915-2002), has made important investigations in both andrology and behavioral sexology. ln
1977, Raboch was president of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR).
Prague has twice been the site of an annual meeting of the lASR (in 1977 and 1992).
Czech psychiatry is well known for its sexological research. In the early 1950s, Kurt Freund began his studies using penile plethysmography to investigate male sexual orientations. Ales Kolarsky and Josef Madlafousek, at the Prague Center of Psychiatric Research, extended Kurt Freund 's work in penile plethysmography with important publications.
Research on gender problems has been established at a new center founded by the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles
University in Prague.
The Czech Sexological Society used to regularly organize scientific conferences at least twice a year. "East-West" conferences on sexual abuse and sexual violence are organized every two years in Prague.
Undergraduate programs in sexology are included in some medical, pedagogical, and law faculties. Postgraduate study is available only in medicine. Admission to this graduate specialization is limited to those who have successfully completed the program in psychiatry, gynecology, or urology.
The main sexological institutions in the Czech and Slolalavak Republics are as follows:
Institute of Sexology, 1 st Faculty of Medicine, Charles
University, Prague.
Etc.
Address: Karlovo namesti 32, 12000 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
The Door to the Institute, Prague
Two things drew me to this building. The first was the magnificent Baroque doorway. Secondly, the threshold is below the level of the sidewalk, which speaks to the antiquity of the structure. The ground level in cities tends to rise over the centuries as a result of natural forces and cultural activity. I've seen this phenomenon at the site of ancient churches in Greece but this was the first time I've observed it in central Europe.
My temporary illiteracy kept me from perceiving the other interesting aspect of this building.
Now that I've put the text on the door through a translator, I see the sign identifies it as the Prague Institute of Sexology. The Institute is part of the First Faculty of Medicine at
Charles University, Prague.
Oddly, it wasn't easy to find an English-language description of the Institute. The most comprehensive piece comes from the Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality.
========================================================
The main center for sex research has traditionally been the Institute of Sexology at Charles University in Prague, founded in 1921. Research at this Institute has centered on behavioral sexology and on some andrological problems.
The founder of the Czech School of Medical Sexology, Josef Hynie (1900-1989), spent some time at several of the world renowned centers of early sexology, particu larly the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute of Sexology in Berlin.
His successor, Jan Raboch (1915-2002), has made important investigations in both andrology and behavioral sexology. ln
1977, Raboch was president of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR).
Prague has twice been the site of an annual meeting of the lASR (in 1977 and 1992).
Czech psychiatry is well known for its sexological research. In the early 1950s, Kurt Freund began his studies using penile plethysmography to investigate male sexual orientations. Ales Kolarsky and Josef Madlafousek, at the Prague Center of Psychiatric Research, extended Kurt Freund 's work in penile plethysmography with important publications.
Research on gender problems has been established at a new center founded by the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles
University in Prague.
The Czech Sexological Society used to regularly organize scientific conferences at least twice a year. "East-West" conferences on sexual abuse and sexual violence are organized every two years in Prague.
Undergraduate programs in sexology are included in some medical, pedagogical, and law faculties. Postgraduate study is available only in medicine. Admission to this graduate specialization is limited to those who have successfully completed the program in psychiatry, gynecology, or urology.
The main sexological institutions in the Czech and Slolalavak Republics are as follows:
Institute of Sexology, 1 st Faculty of Medicine, Charles
University, Prague.
Etc.
Address: Karlovo namesti 32, 12000 Praha 2, Czech Republic.