Jane M. Ussher
Description
Covering the lifespan of women from puberty to old age, this comprehensive collection provides ground-breaking research and theory that challenges cur
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rent conceptions of women's health and illustrates the diversity of approaches in this burgeoning field. The interdisciplinary angle of the book will appeal to a wide-ranging readership and includes detailed commentaries on key topics such as:
anorexia nervosa
menstruation
sexual abuse
breast cancer
sexual violence
drug abuse
menopause
self-harm
sexual health
harassment
contraception
disability
women with HIV
screening
abortion
pregnancy
motherhood
exercise
transgender issues
eating disorders
stress in the workplace
dementia
body image
depression
Drawing on contributions from the UK, USA, Australia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Eire and Canada, Women's Health aims to be a source book for information, to provoke debate and to assert the importance of 'the woman question' in considerations of health. This authoritative and extensive collection represents a major contribution to contemporary developments in the field of women's health.
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