Gendered perspectives on reproduction and sexuality

• Other Authors: Segal, Marcia Texler, 1940-, Demos, Vasilikie P., Kronenfeld, Jennie J.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2004.
• Series: Advances in gender research ; v. 8.
• Subjects: Women's rights.; Childbirth > Social aspects.; Midwifery > History.; Obstetrics > Social aspects.; Human reproduction > Social aspects.; Female circumcision.; Feminism & feminist theory.; Social Science > Gender Studies.; Social Science > Women's Studies.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.