Beyond health, beyond choice : breastfeeding constraints and realities

Beyond health, beyond choice : breastfeeding constraints and realities /

Beyond Health, Beyond Choice is a multidisciplinary collection of essays written by thirty-seven contributors that examines the role of feminist theory in the promotion of breastfeeding by public health authorities. Essays are arranged thematically and consider breastfeeding in relation to health ca...

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Other Authors: Smith, Paige Hall (Editor), Hausman, Bernice L. (Editor), Labbok, Miriam H. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012.
Series:Critical issues in health and medicine.
Subjects:
Breastfeeding > Social aspects.
Breastfeeding > Political aspects.
Breastfeeding > Government policy.
Feminism.
Breast Feeding
Public Policy
Feminism
feminism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Breastfeeding.
MEDICAL > General.
Breastfeeding > Social aspects
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
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Summary:Beyond Health, Beyond Choice is a multidisciplinary collection of essays written by thirty-seven contributors that examines the role of feminist theory in the promotion of breastfeeding by public health authorities. Essays are arranged thematically and consider breastfeeding in relation to health care; work and family; embodiment (specifically breastfeeding in public); economic and ethnic factors; guilt; violence; and commercialization.
Physical Description:1 online resource (356 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813553160
0813553164

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