Governing the female body

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"Drawing on Foucault's notion of governmentality, this collection explores relations between the intimate governance of bodies and political governance. The contributors offer empirically grounded yet theoretically sophisticated case studies showing how gendered, racialized, and socioeconomic agendas structure medical and scientific practices." "Developing and utilizing a poststructuralist feminist framework, the chapters investigate emerging gendered discourses and practices around health, such as breast cancer charities, lifestyle genetic testing, new reproductive technologies, and the development and marketing of various psychotropic and hormonal drugs. This will be a key reader for anyone interested in the social implications of cutting-edge medical technologies."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Health and hygiene,  Women's studies,  Psychology,  Feminism,  Women,  Women, health and hygiene,  Women, psychology,  Women's Health,  History,  Women--psychology,  Women--health and hygiene,  Feminism--united states,  Ra778 .g735 2010,  2010 d-272,  Wa 309 aa1 g721 2010,  613/.04244

Places: United States