Managing the Monstrous Feminine - Regulating the Reproductive Body (Paperback, New Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Women and Psychology
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Jane M. Ussher
Series editors:	Jane Ussher
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	219
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-32811-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	0-415-32811-X
Barcode:	9780415328111

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