Pregnancy provides a very public, visual confirmation of
femininity. It is a time of rapid physical and psychological
adjustment for women and is surrounded by stereotyping, taboos and
social expectations. This book seeks to examine these popular
attitudes towards pregnancy and to consider how they influence
women's experiences of being pregnant.
Sanctioning Pregnancy offers a unique critique of sociocultural
constructions of pregnancy and the ways in which it is represented
in contemporary culture, and examines the common myths which exist
about diet, exercise and work in pregnancy, alongside notions of
risk and media portrayals of pregnant women. Topics covered
include:
- Do pregnant women change their diet and why?
- Is memory really impaired in pregnancy?
- How risky behaviour is defined from exercise to employment
- The biomedical domination of pregnancy research.
Different theoretical standpoints are critically examined,
including a medico-scientific model, feminist perspectives and
bio-psychosocial and psychodynamic approaches.
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