
Sanctioning Pregnancy
A Psychological Perspective on the Paradoxes and Culture of Research
By: Harriet Gross, Helen Pattison
Hardcover | 3 May 2007 | Edition Number 1
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Pregnancy provides a very public, visual confirmation of femininity. It is a time of rapid physical and psychological adjustment for women and is surrounded by stereotyping, taboos and social expectations. This book seeks to examine these popular attitudes towards pregnancy and to consider how they influence women's experiences of being pregnant.
Sanctioning Pregnancy offers a unique critique of sociocultural constructions of pregnancy and the ways in which it is represented in contemporary culture, and examines the common myths which exist about diet, exercise and work in pregnancy, alongside notions of risk and media portrayals of pregnant women. Topics covered include:
- Do pregnant women change their diet and why?
- Is memory really impaired in pregnancy?
- How risky behaviour is defined from exercise to employment
- The biomedical domination of pregnancy research.
Different theoretical standpoints are critically examined, including a medico-scientific model, feminist perspectives and bio-psychosocial and psychodynamic approaches.
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ISBN: 9780415211598
ISBN-10: 041521159X
Series: Women and Psychology
Published: 3rd May 2007
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 190
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.45
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- Non-FictionFamily & HealthParenting: Advice & IssuesPregnancy, Birth & Baby Care
- Non-FictionMedicineMedicine in GeneralHealth Systems & Services
- Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial GroupsGender StudiesGender Studies: Women and Girls
- Non-FictionMedicineOther Branches of MedicineClinical Psychology
- Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial Issues & ProcessesFeminism & Feminist Theory
- Non-FictionPsychologyPsychology of Gender
- Non-FictionPsychologySexual Behaviour
- Non-FictionPsychologyPsychological Theory, Systems, Schools of Thought & Viewpoints
- Non-FictionPsychologySocial Psychology