Ussher, Jane M., 1961-

Managing the monstrous feminine regulating the reproductive body / [electronic resource] : Jane M. Ussher. - [1st ed.] - London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - 1 online resource - Women and psychology .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-211) and index.

Managing the monstrous feminine : regulating the reproductive body -- Mad, bad, bloody women : the shame of menarche and pathologising of premenstrual change -- Embodying the grotesque feminine : the pregnant and post-natal body -- 'The horror of this living decay' : menopause and aging body -- Regulation and resistance : women's negotiation of embodied subject positions -- Appendix 1 : details of the interviews with women on PMS, post-natal depression and midlife -- Appendix 2 : details of women-centred psychological therapy package.

9780415328104 9780203328422 (electronic bk.)


Feminist psychology.

BF201.4 / .U87 2006


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