Women And Health

this comprehensive volume provides a broad sample of contemporary British feminist work on women and health. It spans the disciplines of psychology, sociology, social policy, social anthropology and economics, and demonstrates the development of feminist theorizing and activism in these areas over the past decade. Topics include: global and national politics of women's health; the 'psychologization' of health: sexuality and AIDS; body image and pregnancy; reproductive technology; substance abuse; breast cancer; and the long-term health problems of women. Calling for a greater understanding of women and health, the contributors acknowledge the gender-based inequities of women's experiences and address the need for social and political change in order to improve the health and health care of women across the lifespan.

Wilkinson, Sue; Kitzinger, Celia

Chapter 1 Introduction Feminist Perspectives on Women and Health, Sue Wilkinson, Celia Kitzinger; Chapter 2 All in Her Mind! Stereotypic Views and the Psychologisation of Women's Illness, Ellen M. Goudsmit; Chapter 3 Young Women and Safer (Hetero)Sex: Context, Constraints and Strategies, Rachel Thomson, Janet Holland; Chapter 4 'I'm not Fat, I'm Pregnant': The Impact of Pregnancy on Fat Women's Body Image, Rose Wiles; Chapter 5 Reproductive Health and Reproductive Technology, Pat Spallone; Chapter 6 Waged Work and Well-being, Lesley Doyal; Chapter 7 What Can She Depend On? Substance Use and Women's Health, Elizabeth Ettorre; Chapter 8 Surviving by Smoking, Hilary Graham; Chapter 9 Towards a Feminist Approach to Breast Cancer, Sue Wilkinson, Celia Kitzinger; Chapter 10 A 'Cure for All Ills'? Constructions of the Menopause and the Chequered Fortunes of Hormone Replacement Therapy, Kate Hunt; Chapter 11 Widows' Weeds and Women's Needs: The Re-feminisation of Death, Dying and Bereavement, Jane Littlewood; Chapter 12 Feminist Reflections on the General Medical Council: Recreation and Retention of Male Power, Meg Stacey;