Gendered perspectives on reproduction and sexuality /

This volume offers feminist perspectives on the social, cultural and medical aspects of women as sexual beings and of their fertility, pregnancy and child bearing. It serves as a companion to "Advances in Gender Research volume 7, Gender perspectives on Health and Medicine: Key Themes". As...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Segal, Marcia Texler, 1940-, Demos, Vasilikie P., Kronenfeld, Jennie J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2004.
Colección:Advances in gender research ; v. 8.
Temas:
Women's rights.
Childbirth > Social aspects.
Midwifery > History.
Obstetrics > Social aspects.
Human reproduction > Social aspects.
Female genital mutilation.
Women's Rights
Femmes > Droits.
Sages-femmes > Histoire.
Obstétrique > Aspect social.
Reproduction humaine > Aspect social.
Feminism & feminist theory.
Social Science > Gender Studies.
Social Science > Women's Studies.
Female circumcision.
Midwifery.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Gender perspectives on reproduction and sexuality: introduction / Marcia Texler Segal, Vasilikie Demos, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
  • Reproductive rights: an analytical proposal / Alejandro Cervantes-Carson
  • Delivery: gender and the language of birth / Terri A. Winnick
  • How I became a midwife: identity, biographical work, and legitimation in midwives' work narratives / Lara Foley
  • Menstrual extraction, abortion, and the political context of feminist self-help / Denise A. Copelton
  • Genital surgeries and stimulation in nineteenth century psychiatry / Carol A.B. Warren
  • A demographic paradox: causes and consequences of female genital cutting in northeastern Africa / Kathryn M. Yount, Deborah L. Balk
  • Contraceptive technology and reproductive rights: the IUD at historical and geographical junctures / Chikako Takeshita.

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