Naturalization and medicalization of the female body: social control through reproduction
This study discusses, through bibliographic research, the recurrence of naturalization as basis for the medicalization of the female body, as a means of social control through biological reproduction, whereby behavioral standards, social class, ethnic and race differences are rearranged/redefined. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (Unesp)
2007-01-01
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Series: | Interface: Comunicação, Saúde, Educação |
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Online Access: | http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-32832007000100006&lng=en&tlng=en |