A Bun in the Oven: How the Food and Birth Movements Resist Industrialization Contributor(s): Rothman, Barbara Katz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1479882305 ISBN-13: 9781479882304 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Agriculture & Food - Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth - History | Social History |
Dewey: 303.484 |
LCCN: 2015043151 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: There are people dedicated to improving the way we eat, and people dedicated to improving the way we give birth. A Bun in the Oven is the first comparison of these two social movements. The food movement has seemingly exploded, but little has changed in the diet of most Americans. And while there's talk of improving the childbirth experience, most births happen in large hospitals, about a third result in C-sections, and the US does not fare well in infant or maternal outcomes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rothman, Barbara Katz: - Barbara Katz Rothman is Professor of Sociology, Public Health and Women's Studies at the City University of New York. Her previous books include In Labor, The Tentative Pregnancy, Recreating Motherhood, The Book of Life and, with Wendy Simonds, Laboring On. |