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