Reproducing Women: Family and Health Work Across Three Generations

by Marilyn Porter and Diana Gustafson

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Drawing on stories and interviews with three generations of women across 24 families, this book examines how a woman's reproductive experience is shaped by generational relationships: between mother, daughter, grandmother, and granddaughter. Issues such as menarche, contraception, sexual intercourse, childbirth, and menopause are explored within a social and cultural context, revealing women's true roles in social reproduction.
  • ISBN10 1552665194
  • ISBN13 9781552665190
  • Publish Date 1 April 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country CA
  • Imprint Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd