Bodies of knowledge

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Mary Briody Mahowald

Although women and children comprise the majority of health caregivers and patients, they often do not receive equal treatment. This book addresses that discrepancy by focusing on health care issues that particularly affect women and children. Topics considered include gender stereotypes in medicine and in adolescent socialization, fertility curtailment and enhancement, coercive treatment during pregnancy, fetal tissue transplantation, decisions regarding newborns, decision-making by minors, the feminization of poverty and its impact on women's and children's health, and the meaning and role of "family" in health care decisions. Women and Children in Health Care examines these topics, often using actual cases to develop the analysis. The author describes a care-based model of reasoning while warning of its possible use as a rationale for exploitation of women in the context of health care. Different versions of feminism are explained and applied to different issues, with the author advocating an egalitarian perspective that involves the use of one's power to empower others. Health care approaches that affect the lives of women and children are some of the most controversial yet genuinely humanitarian issues facing society today. Because of the timeliness of the topics covered and the depth of detail, this book is necessary reading for all those interested in bioethics, health care, women, and children

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Barbara Keesling

When it comes to sex, Barbara Keesling knows what she's talking about. A noted sex therapist, sex surrogate and professor of sexuality, she was featured in Playboy magazine in a special photo layout. In Talk Sexy to the One You Love, Keesling shows readers a new way to heat up their lovemaking without special toys, gadgets or superhuman agility. According to Keesling, the voice can be an incredibly potent erotic tool. The right words at the right time can start a fire burning inside that feels like it will never go out. To help readers hone their skills, she provides special exercises that allow them to vocalize sexual fantasies, have fun using enticing adjectives and read aloud sexy bedtime stories. Moving from tame icebreakers to bona fide ice melters, these safe yet stimulating lessons are just what the doctor ordered for a more electrifying love life.

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Catherine Ingram Fogel and Nancy Fugate Woods

The tremendous forces of political and social change experienced by women in the 1980s have altered their perceptions, expectations - and demands. In the medical arena, this has meant the advancement of a more proactive role for women in the choice and direction of their individual health care. Documenting the shift toward increased personal responsibility, Women's Health Care analyzes myriad women's health issues in a sociological context. Opening with the presentation of vital demographics, the editors structure their initial exploration within specific age groups. The second section focuses on women's experiences as recipients of nursing care, both receiving treatment and seeking preventive care. The next section addresses the promotion of women's health in terms of current theory and research, including such topics as nutrition, exercise, and fertility control. In the final section, the authors consider several common health concerns that are specific to women. Essential reading for practicing nurses and advanced students in nursing, public health, and gender studies interested in women's health issues, Women's Health Care provides an encompassing study of this crucial area.

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Patricia Barnes-Svarney

"It's been said that every woman is a mystery waiting to be solved.... And for as long as women have been around, no one has unraveled the enigma that is the feminine of the species--until now. In this fun, fascinating head-to-toe female look at bodies, brains, love, sex, and shiny objects, the answers to the questions that have confounded humanity for ages are finally revealed! Within this book are the answers to more than one hundred often-asked questions about women. Here, science writer Patricia Barnes-Svarney offers insights into the minds and bodies of the fairer sex, such as... Why do pregnant women have cravings? How do the media affect a woman's brain? Why should women be concerned about germs? And why do women crave more sex in the summer? For women and anyone who wants to know more about women--or only thinks they know about women--Why Do Women Crave More Sex in the Summer? is guaranteed to inform, enlighten, entertain, and answer the questions women have always wanted answered"--