The Woman in the Body: A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction
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- Synopsis
- Martin's analysis of the images that surround the female body in American culture contrasts the views of medical science with those of women from many social and economic backgrounds. In particular she stresses how metaphors of mass production, with their emphasis on machine-like regularity and efficiencies of scale, inform medical descriptions of women's bodies, frequently to the detriment of women's image of themselves and their life's purpose. Martin teaches anthropology at Princeton U. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 280 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807046456
- Publisher:
- Beacon Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/02/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Emily Martin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Psychology
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.