Body Talk : The Material and Discursive Regulation of Sexuality, Madness and Reproduction.
Title:
Body Talk : The Material and Discursive Regulation of Sexuality, Madness and Reproduction.
Author:
Ussher, Jane.
ISBN:
9780203135327
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (267 pages)
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: towards a material discursive analysis of madness, sexuality and reproduction Jane M. Ussher -- Women's bodies, women's lives and depression: towards a reconciliation of material and discursive accounts Janet M. Stoppard -- Mental health, critical realism and lay knowledge David Pilgrim and Anne Rogers -- AIDS panic Corinne Squire -- Screaming under the bridge: masculinity, rationality and psychotherapy Stephen Frosh -- Adolescent bodies: boy crazy memories and dreams Janet Sayers -- The discursive construction and regulation of dissident sexualities: the case of SM Gary W. Taylor -- Framing the sexual 'Other': the regulation of lesbian and gay sexuality Jane M. Ussher -- Intimacy and love in late modern conditions: implications for unsafe sexual practices Helne Joffe -- Reading the bleeding body: discourses of premenstrual syndrome Catherine Swann -- Menopause: bodily changes and multiple meanings Myra S. Hunter and Irene O'Dea -- Anorexic bodies and the discursive production of feminine excess Helen Malson -- Index.
Abstract:
Psychology has traditionally examined human experience from a realist perspective, focusing on observable 'facts'. This is especially so in areas of psychology which focus on the body, such as sexuality, madness or reproduction. In contrast, many sociologists, anthropologists and feminists have focused exclusively on the cultural and communicative aspects of 'the body' treating it purely as an object constructed within socio-cultural discourse. This new collection of sophisticated discursive analyses explores this divide from a variety of theoretical standpoints, including psychoanalysis, social representations theory, feminist theory, critical realism, post-structuralism and social constructionism. Body Talk reconciles the divide by putting forward a new 'materialist-discursive' approach. It also provides an introduction to social constructionist and discursive approaches which is accessible to those with limited previous knowledge of socio-linguistic theory, and showcases the distinctive contribution that psychologists can make to the field.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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