Journal article
Looking at Bodies: Insights and Inquiries about DES-Related Cancer
Qualitative sociology, v 18(1)
Mar 1995
Abstract
Examines symbolic & material meanings about gender & sexuality surrounding women's bodies via analysis of 3 vignettes from an ongoing study of the experiences of women who have had vaginal & cervical cancer as a result of their prenatal exposure to DES (diethylstilbestrol), a synthetic estrogen prescribed to pregnant women to prevent miscarriage. Each vignette represents a different social & political context, & it is demonstrated how the different contexts construct meaning. Implications of this for understanding the ambivalent, complicated, shifting, & contested meanings of women's bodies are discussed. 44 References. Adapted from the source document.
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Details
- Title
- Looking at Bodies: Insights and Inquiries about DES-Related Cancer
- Creators
- Susan Bell - Bowdoin CollegeRoberta Apfel - Cambridge Hospital
- Publication Details
- Qualitative sociology, v 18(1)
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0002151923
- Other Identifier
- 991020638511004721