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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Tasha N. DubriwnyPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.367kg ISBN: 9780813554006ISBN 10: 0813554004 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 14 November 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Public Discourse and the Representation of the Vulnerable Empowered Woman 1. Theorizing Postfeminist Health: Risk and the Postfeminist Subject 2. Genetic Risk: Prophylactic Mastectomies and the Pursuit of Cancer-Free Life 3. Postfeminist Risky Mothers and Postpartum Depression 4. The Postfeminist Concession: Young Women, Sex, and Paternalism 5. Feminist Women's Health Activism in the Twenty-first Century Afterword: From Martin to Center Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis important critique convincingly problematizes the increased visibility of women's health in U.S. culture. A crucial text for scholars and activists committed to moving beyond postfeminist appropriations of women's lives. --Samantha King author of Pink Ribbons, Inc. (05/30/2012) Dubriwny clearly explains the connections between neoliberal and postfeminist ideologies and effectively illustrates the ways in which these ideologies work in specific healthcare contexts. Her work is an original contribution to an important and growing conversation. --Kelly Pender Virginia Tech (03/01/2012) Dubriwny clearly explains the connections between neoliberal and postfeminist ideologies and effectively illustrates the ways in which these ideologies work in specific healthcare contexts. Her work is an original contribution to an important and growing conversation. This important critique convincingly problematizes the increased visibility of women's health in U.S. culture. A crucial text for scholars and activists committed to moving beyond postfeminist appropriations of women's lives. <br>--Samantha King author of Pink Ribbons, Inc. (05/30/2012) Author InformationTASHA N. DUBRIWNY is an assistant professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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