Sanctioning pregnancy : a psychological perspective on the paradoxes and culture of research / Harriet Gross & Helen Pattison.
"Sanctioning Pregnancy offers a 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 or risk and media portrayals of pregnant...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hove, East Sussex ; New York :
Routledge,
2007.
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| Summary: | "Sanctioning Pregnancy offers a 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 or risk and media portrayals of pregnant women." "Different theoretical standpoints are critically examined, including a medico-scientific model, feminist perspectives and bio-psychosocial and psychodynamic approaches."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 177 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 041521159X 0415211603 |