Over the last quarter of a century, research on the illness experience has thrived.
Publications on this subject are reviewed in relation to three themes: subjectivity; co** …

Attentive to the collision of sex and power, we add momentum to the ongoing development
of the subfield of critical sexuality studies. We argue that this body of work is defined by its …

Managing the Monstrous Feminine takes a unique approach to the study of the material and
discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body …

Why has breastfeeding re-asserted itself over the last twenty years, and why are the
government, the scientific and medical communities, and so many mothers so invested in …

Winner of the 2015 FWSA Book Prize The body is a site of impassioned, fraught and
complex debate in the West today. In one political moment, left-wingers, academics and …

Breastfeeding is not simply a technical or practical task but is part of the transition to
motherhood, the relationship between mother and baby and the everyday experience of …

The first book in the new series Diversity and Aging, Laura Hurd Clarke's Facing Age
examines the relationship between aging and women in a culture obsessed with …

Mothers and pregnant women in contemporary western societies are at the centre of a web
of expert and lay discourses concerning the ways they should promote and protect the …

The 'whats' and 'hows' of feeding babies is a key interest in the arena of public health. In
recent years, this has translated into an ever-increasing emphasis on breastfeeding; namely …

Socio-cultural studies have suggested that, even in societies where it is a commonplace
practice, infant feeding with formula milk can compromise women's identity as 'good …