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  • BEFORE BIRTH
    ELIZABETH ETTORRE
    This title was first published in 2001. Featuring contributions from the UK, Finland, The Netherlands and Greece, this unique book explores the ongoing tensions and important ethical, legal and social issues related to the development of prenatal screening and the growth of new genetic technologies. ...

    $1,480.00

  • AUTOETHNOGRAPHY AS FEMINIST METHOD
    ELIZABETH ETTORRE
    Autoethnography is an ideal method to study the ‘feminist I’. Through personal stories, the author reflects on how feminists negotiate agency and the effect this has on one's political sensibilities. Speaking about oneself transforms into stories of political responsibility - a key issue for feminists who function as cultural mediators. ...

    $1,200.00

  • CULTURE, BODIES AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH
    ELIZABETH ETTORRE
    Culture, Bodies and the Sociology of Health explores the boundaries between bodies and society with special reference to uncovering the cultural components of health and the ways in which bodies are categorized according to a form of culturally embedded 'health orthodoxy'. Illustrating the importance of contextualizing the body as a cultural entity, this book demonstrates that ...

    $1,380.00

  • REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS, GENDER AND THE BODY
    ELIZABETH ETTORRE
    This book is all about reproductive genetics, a sociological concept developed to define the use of DNA-based technologies in the medical management and supervision of reproduction and pregnant women. In a searching analysis, Elizabeth Ettorre uncovers the hidden social processes involved in the development of these technologies. Focussing on prenatal screening, she explores ho...

    $1,540.00

  • GENDERED MOODS
    ELIZABETH ETTORRE / ELIANNE RISKA
    Tranquillisers are prescribed to almost twice as many women as men, yet very little gender-based research has been carried out on the social context of their use. Gendered Moods offers the first feminist analysis of the gendered character of psychotropic drug use, based on studies of long-term psychotropic drug users and the content of drug advertising. The authors argue that g...

    $660.00