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OverviewFor four years this interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, including physicians, lawyers, philosophers, and social scientists, collaborated closely on te development of these essays. The result is an examination of both the real world of women's health status and health care delivery in different countries, and the assumptions behind the dominant medical model of solving problems without regard to social conditions. The writing is also informed by some of the authors' own experiences with women's health issues: birth, menopause, major surgery, and providing care for mothers and grandmothers. Rather than focusing on types of medical interventions, The Politics of Women's Health asks what feminist health care ethics looks like if we start with women's experiences and concerns. It begins to unravel two key concepts of women's empowerment -- agency and autonomy -- that apply to all areas of concern to women. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susan Sherwin , Feminist Health Care Ethics Research NetworkPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S. Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9781566396332ISBN 10: 1566396336 Pages: 321 Publication Date: 16 June 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents"CONTENTS Acknowledgments 1 Introduction Susan Sherwin with Voices from the Network 2 A Relational Approach to Autonomy in Health Care Susan Sherwin 3 Situating Women in the Politics of Health Margaret Lock 4 The Politics of Health: Geneticization Versus Health Promotion Abby Lippman 5 Contested Bodies, Contested Knowledges: Women, Health, and the Politics of Medicalization Kathryn Pauly Morgan 6 Agency, Diversity, and Constraints: Women and Their Physicians, Canada, 1850-1950 Wendy Mitchinson 7 Reflections on the Transfer of ""Progress"": The Case of Reproduction Maria De Koninck 8 Anomalous Women and Political Strategies for Aging Societies Margaret Lock 9 (Re)fashioning Medicine's Response to Wife Abuse Marylynne Bell and Janet Mosher 10 Reframing Research Involving Humans Francoise Baylis, Jocelyn Downie, and Susan Sherwin References About the Authors Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationSusan Sherwin is Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies, Dalhousie University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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