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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.
Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press; Revised edition (August 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807046450
ISBN-13: 978-0807046456
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #111,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #64 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Nursing > Clinical > Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health #72 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Women's Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology #181 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Gender Studies
Though it may seem a little dated, the issues and questions Martin raises are still relevant today. This thoughtful book speaks to the alienation and detachment many women feel at the hands of modern Western medicine and should be of interest to anyone studying medical anthropology, cultural andthropology, sociology, or women's studies. Some people may have problems with the methodology or feel that the book is pushing a feminist agenda (personally, I thought the chapter on PMS was a little muddy) but most people I know who've read it have found something in it that they can relate to even if they don't agree with Martin 100%.
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As an Anthropologist who focused for many years on birth and culture this book was important. But more than that side it was important for me to read as a woman. I read it years before i had kids and then again when I was pregnant. It's not meant to be read like that but that was how I reminded myself that what I was going through was natural. I even made non-anthro friends read it and while they get bored easily of this type of stuff most of them found something new that they did like.
A great and serious study about the "images" we create about our body. A clarified explanation about how the medical comunity sees and creates an idea of what the woman body is, by exploring some medical texts about reproduction, menopause or maternity.
Needed for an anthropology class. Good read.
And boy did I feel like a woman reading this one. I didn't finish it though and when I skipped ahead, it started to sound overly analytical and pretentious. However, I can't talk down this anthropologist. She has so much to offer anthropology and is truly gifted in her influential writing, the detailed subject matter, the matter of fact-but still emotional language is intriguing. I wish I could speak to her!
Everything A-OK.
Being a woman still in the child birthing it really opened my eyes how a male dominant world make a woman feel she has no choices! Emily Martin even goes into the aspects of menopause and a woman's period and why some feel so ashamed by it. It definitely is a must read for Anthropology students!
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