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The Politics of Women's Health
Susan Sherwin
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Description for The Politics of Women's Health
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For four years this interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, including physicians, lawyers, philosophers, and social scientists, collaborated closely on te development of these essays. The result is an examination of both the real world of women's health status and health care delivery in different countries, and the assumptions behind the dominant medical model of solving problems without regard to social conditions. The writing is also informed by some of the authors' own experiences with women's health issues: birth, menopause, major surgery, and providing care for mothers and grandmothers. Rather than focusing on types of medical interventions, The Politics ... Read more
For four years this interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, including physicians, lawyers, philosophers, and social scientists, collaborated closely on te development of these essays. The result is an examination of both the real world of women's health status and health care delivery in different countries, and the assumptions behind the dominant medical model of solving problems without regard to social conditions. The writing is also informed by some of the authors' own experiences with women's health issues: birth, menopause, major surgery, and providing care for mothers and grandmothers. Rather than focusing on types of medical interventions, The Politics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
Number of Pages
321
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566396332
SKU
V9781566396332
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About Susan Sherwin
Susan Sherwin is Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies, Dalhousie University.
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