Governing the female body : gender, health, and networks of power /

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"Drawing on Foucault's notion of governmentality, this collection explores relations between the intimate governance of bodies and political governance. The contributors offer empirically grounded yet theoretically sophisticated case studies showing how gendered, racialized, and socioecono...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Reed, Lori Stephens, Saukko, Paula
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies.
Subjects:
Women > Health and hygiene.
Women > Psychology.
Women's studies.
Feminism > United States.
Feminism.
Women's Health > history
Women > psychology
Feminism
Femmes > Psychologie.
Études sur les femmes.
Féminisme > États-Unis.
Féminisme.
women's studies.
feminism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Women's Health.
Women > Health and hygiene
Women > Psychology
Women's studies
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Drawing on Foucault's notion of governmentality, this collection explores relations between the intimate governance of bodies and political governance. The contributors offer empirically grounded yet theoretically sophisticated case studies showing how gendered, racialized, and socioeconomic agendas structure medical and scientific practices." "Developing and utilizing a poststructuralist feminist framework, the chapters investigate emerging gendered discourses and practices around health, such as breast cancer charities, lifestyle genetic testing, new reproductive technologies, and the development and marketing of various psychotropic and hormonal drugs. This will be a key reader for anyone interested in the social implications of cutting-edge medical technologies."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 310 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441639134
1441639136
1438429525
9781438429526

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