The Woman in the Body: A Cultural Analysis of ReproductionBeacon Press, 2001 M08 1 - 312 pages 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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Contents
The Familiar and the Exotic | 3 |
Fragmentation and Gender | 15 |
Science as a Cultural System | 25 |
Medical Metaphors of Womens Bodies Menstruation and Menopause | 27 |
Medical Metaphors of Womens Bodies Birth | 54 |
Womens Vantage Point | 69 |
Self and Body Image | 71 |
Menstruation Work and Class | 92 |
Menopause Power and Heat | 166 |
Consciousness and Ideology | 179 |
Class and Resistance | 181 |
The Embodiment of Oppositions | 194 |
Interview Questions | 205 |
Biographical Profiles | 209 |
Notes | 225 |
References | 243 |
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