Ideologies of breast cancer : feminist perspectives /

Ideologies of breast cancer : feminist perspectives / edited by Laura K. Potts. - xiv, 213 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Ideologies of Breast Cancer provides a unique examination of the construction of the meanings of this disease in contemporary industrialized societies. The feminist perspectives of the title draw together wide-ranging approaches from British and North American authors - cultural studies, bio-ethics, literary criticism, psychology and sociology - while asserting the presence and lived experiences of women with breast cancer."--BOOK JACKET.

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Breast--Cancer--Social aspects.
Feminism.
Women's health services.
Cancer in women--Sociological aspects
Feminist theory
Breast--Cancer--Sociological aspects.

RC280.B8 / I34 2000

306.461

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