[BOOK][B] The woman in the body: A cultural analysis of reproduction

E Martin - 2001 - books.google.com
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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 …
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.
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