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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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Segal, Marcia Texler, 1940-, Demos, Vasilikie P., Kronenfeld, Jennie J.
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2004.
Σειρά:Advances in gender research ; v. 8.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 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.