| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 292 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Advances in gender research ; v. 8
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Advances in gender research ; v. 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Gender perspectives on reproduction and sexuality : introduction / Marcia Texler Segal and Vasilikie Demos with 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 and Deborah L. Balk -- Contraceptive technology and reproductive rights : the IUD at historical and geographical junctures / Chikako Takeshita. |
| Summary |
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 in the previous volume, the authors critique and transcend conventional biomedical approaches to the subject matter. The seven essays raise questions about control and agency asking who decides if, when and how fertility should be controlled and the circumstances under which child birth takes place. They addre. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human reproduction -- Social aspects.
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Human reproduction -- Social aspects. |
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Childbirth -- Social aspects.
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Childbirth -- Social aspects. |
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Childbirth. |
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Women's rights.
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Women's rights. |
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Female genital mutilation.
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Female genital mutilation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Female genital mutilation. |
| Added Author |
Segal, Maria Texler, 1940-
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Demos, Vasilikie P.
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Kronenfeld, Jennie J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gender perspectives on reproduction and sexuality. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2004 076231088X 9780762310883 (OCoLC)56768894 |
| ISBN |
9780080472843 (electronic book) |
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0080472842 (electronic book) |
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