Ussher Jane M.
Ussher Jane M. - Managing The Monstrous Feminine Regulating The Reproductive Body - Paperback
Ussher Jane M. - Managing The Monstrous Feminine Regulating The Reproductive Body - Paperback
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Description: Managing the Monstrous Feminine takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body. Jane Ussher examines the ways in which medicine science the law and popular culture combine to produce fictions about femininity positioning the reproductive body as the source of women's power danger and weakness. Including sections on 'regulation' 'the subjectification of women and 'women's negotiation and resistance' this book describes the construction of the 'monstrous feminine in mythology art literature and film revealing its implications for the regulation and experience of the fecund female body. Critical reviews are combined with case studies and extensive interview material to illuminate discussions of subjects including: the regulation of women through the body regimes of knowledge associated with reproduction intersubjectivity and the body women's narratives of resistance. These insights into the relation between the construction of the female body and women's subjectivity will be of interest to those studying health psychology social psychology medical sociology gender studies and cultural studies. The book will also appeal to all those looking for a high - level introduction to contemporary feminist thought on the female body.
Title: Managing The Monstrous Feminine Regulating The Reproductive Body
Author(s): Ussher Jane M.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415328111
Pages: 236 Pages, 6 Tables, Black And White
Publication Date: 12/15/2005
Series: Women and Psychology
(Editor: Ussher, Jane (University of Western Sydney, Australia))
Category: Psychological Theory & Schools Of Thought
Description: Managing the Monstrous Feminine takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body. Jane Ussher examines the ways in which medicine science the law and popular culture combine to produce fictions about femininity positioning the reproductive body as the source of women's power danger and weakness. Including sections on 'regulation' 'the subjectification of women and 'women's negotiation and resistance' this book describes the construction of the 'monstrous feminine in mythology art literature and film revealing its implications for the regulation and experience of the fecund female body. Critical reviews are combined with case studies and extensive interview material to illuminate discussions of subjects including: the regulation of women through the body regimes of knowledge associated with reproduction intersubjectivity and the body women's narratives of resistance. These insights into the relation between the construction of the female body and women's subjectivity will be of interest to those studying health psychology social psychology medical sociology gender studies and cultural studies. The book will also appeal to all those looking for a high - level introduction to contemporary feminist thought on the female body.
Title: Managing The Monstrous Feminine Regulating The Reproductive Body
Author(s): Ussher Jane M.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415328111
Pages: 236 Pages, 6 Tables, Black And White
Publication Date: 12/15/2005
Series: Women and Psychology
(Editor: Ussher, Jane (University of Western Sydney, Australia))
Category: Psychological Theory & Schools Of Thought
