Martin, Emily,

The woman in the body : a cultural analysis of reproduction / Emily Martin. - xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Problems and Methods -- The Familiar and the Exotic -- Fragmentation and Gender -- Science as a Cultural System -- Medical Metaphors of Women's Bodies: Menstruation and Menopause -- Medical Metaphors of Women's Bodies: Birth -- Women's Vantage Point -- Self and Body Image -- Menstruation, Work, and Class -- Premenstrual Syndrome, Work Discipline, and Anger -- Birth, Resistance, Race, and Class -- The Creation of New Birth Imagery -- Menopause, Power, and Heat -- Consciousness and Ideology -- Class and Resistance -- The Embodiment of Oppositions -- Appendix 1: Interview Questions -- Appendix 2: Biographical Profiles -- Notes -- References -- Index. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 4. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 4. 11. 12.

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Women--Health and hygiene--Sociological aspects
Women--Physiology
Women--Psychology.
Menopause--Psychological aspects
Menstrual cycle.
Pregnancy--Psychological aspects
Self Concept

RG103.5 / .M37 1987

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