Full Description
Originally published in 1985, this collection of essays expands the understanding of both health itself and the ways in which women may experience their roles as consumers and providers of health care. The authors represent a number of disciplines - anthropology, sociology and political science - and examine issues of public concern on both sides of the Atlantic. Many important health questions are discussed, including the increasing use of high technology methods on obstetrical care, HRT, the treatment of frail elderly women, occupational health, health issues of sport and fitness, and health care systems of the UK, US and Canada as they relate to women in various social circumstances.
Contents
1. Women, Health and Healing: A Theoretical Introduction Virginia Olesen and Ellen Lewin 2. Providers, Negotiators and Mediators: Women as the Hidden Carers Hilary Graham 3. Occupational Health and Women: The Case of Clerical Work Ellen Lewin and Virginia Olesen 4. The Frail Elderly Woman: Emergent questions in Aging and Women's Health Helen Evers 5. Oestrogen-Replacement Therapy: The Production of Medical Knowledge and the Emergence of Policy Patricia A. Kaufert and Sonja M. McKinlay 6. Abortion in the 1980s: Feminist Morality and Women's Health Rosalind Pollack Petchesky 7. Struggle Between Providers and Recipients: The Case of Birth Practices Shelly Romalis 8. Women and Sports: Reflections on Health and Policy Mary Boutilier and Lucinda SanGiovanni 9. Women and the National Health Service: The Carers and the Careless Lesley Doyal 10. Women and Health: The United States and the United Kingdom Compared Margaret Stacey.
