LEADER 03805nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910171009203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-27732-5 010 $a1-134-74091-3 010 $a1-280-32850-9 010 $a0-203-13532-6 010 $a0-415-15364-6 010 $a9786610328505 010 $a1-134-74092-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000248174 035 $a(EBL)166079 035 $a(OCoLC)236340763 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC166079 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000248174 100 $a19970508d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aBody talk $ethe material and discursive regulation of sexuality, madness and reproduction /$fedited by Jane M. Ussher 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (267 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-15363-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $aThe 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 330 $aPsychology 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, 606 $aHuman body$xSocial aspects 606 $aMind and body 606 $aWomen$xPsychology 606 $aWomen$xPhysiology 606 $aSex (Psychology) 606 $aMental illness$xSocial aspects 606 $aHuman reproduction$xSocial aspects 606 $aMaterialism 606 $aDiscursive psychology 606 $aFeminist theory 615 0$aHuman body$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aMind and body. 615 0$aWomen$xPsychology. 615 0$aWomen$xPhysiology. 615 0$aSex (Psychology) 615 0$aMental illness$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aHuman reproduction$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aMaterialism. 615 0$aDiscursive psychology. 615 0$aFeminist theory. 676 $a306.4 701 $aUssher$b Jane M.$f1961-$01178160 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910171009203321 996 $aBody talk$94185046 997 $aUNINA