European Women''s Movements and Body Politics - The Struggle for Autonomy

Informationen zum Autor Radka Dudová, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech RepublicLenita Freidenvall, Stockholm University, SwedenAna Prata, California State University Northridge, United States Klappentext This book examines how feminist movements have contested the dominant discourses and state politics that have impeded women's autonomy over their bodies since the late 1960s. It deals with two important facets of this struggle, prostitution and the right to abortion, as they relate to the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. Zusammenfassung This book examines how feminist movements have contested the dominant discourses and state politics that have impeded women's autonomy over their bodies since the late 1960s. It deals with two important facets of this struggle! prostitution and the right to abortion! as they relate to the Czech Republic! the Netherlands! Portugal and Sweden. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Women's Movements and Bodily Integrity; Joyce Outshoorn; Radka Dudová; Ana Prata; Lenita Freidenvall 2. Constructing Bodily Citizenship in the Czech Republic: the Issues of Abortion and Prostitution; Radka Dudová 3. The Struggle for Bodily Integrity in The Netherlands; Joyce Outshoorn 4. Portugal's Bodily Citizenship; Ana Prata 5. In Pursuit of Bodily Integrity in Sweden; Lenita Freidenvall 6. Women's Movements and Bodily Autonomy: Making the Case for Bodily Citizenship; Joyce Outshoorn; Radka Dudová;Ana Prata; Lenita Freidenvall

List of contents

1. Women's Movements and Bodily Integrity; Joyce Outshoorn; Radka Dudová; Ana Prata; Lenita Freidenvall 2. Constructing Bodily Citizenship in the Czech Republic: the Issues of Abortion and Prostitution; Radka Dudová 3. The Struggle for Bodily Integrity in The Netherlands; Joyce Outshoorn 4. Portugal's Bodily Citizenship; Ana Prata 5. In Pursuit of Bodily Integrity in Sweden; Lenita Freidenvall 6. Women's Movements and Bodily Autonomy: Making the Case for Bodily Citizenship; Joyce Outshoorn; Radka Dudová;Ana Prata; Lenita Freidenvall

Product details

• Authors: J. Outshoorn, Joyce Outshoorn
• Assisted by: Outshoorn (Editor), J Outshoorn (Editor), J. Outshoorn (Editor), Joyce Outshoorn (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.06.2015
• EAN: 9781137351654
• ISBN: 978-1-137-35165-4
• No. of pages: 203
• Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity; Citizenship, Gender and Divers; Citizenship, Gender and Diversity; Citizenship, Gender and Divers
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology; B, Gender Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Family, Social Policy, Political Sociology, Social groups, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology, general, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology: family and relationships, Central / national / federal government policies, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection