| The Woman in the Body: A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction Contributor(s): Martin, Emily Winfield (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807046450 ISBN-13: 9780807046456 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: This bold reappraisal of science and society explores the different ways that women's reproduction is seen in American culture. "Spectacular. There is no better study of the power of metaphor in modern medicine." --Thomas W. Laqueur, author of Making Sex "One of the greatest strengths of this fascinating book is Martin's careful analysis of how medical language about women's bodies reveals cultural assumptions about women and their life's purpose. . . . Highly recommended." --Judith Walzer Leavitt, Bulletin of the History of Medicine |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 306.46 |
| LCCN: 2001029523 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.04" W x 9.04" (0.94 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A bold reappraisal of science and society, The Woman in the Body explores the different ways that women's reproduction is seen in American culture. Contrasting the views of medical science with those of ordinary women from diverse social and economic backgrounds, anthropologist Emily Martin presents unique fieldwork on American culture and uncovers the metaphors of economy and alienation that pervade women's imaging of themselves and their bodies. A new preface examines some of the latest medical ideas about women's reproductive cycles. |