Managing the Monstrous Feminine: Regulating the Reproductive Body

Jane Ussher takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body.

Author: Jane M. Ussher
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/15/2005
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.38w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780415328111

About the Author

Jane M Ussher is Professor of Women's Health Psychology, and director of the Gender Culture and Health Research Unit: PsyHealth, at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. She is author and editor of a number of books, including The Psychology of the Female Body and Body Talk: Material and Discursive Regulation of Sexuality, Madness and Reproduction. Her current research focuses on women's sexual and reproductive health, with particular emphasis on premenstrual experiences, and gendered issues in caring.