European Women's Movements and Body Politics [electronic resource] : The Struggle for Autonomy /
Outshoorn, Joyce.
Outshoorn, J.editor.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Women's movements and bodily integrity / Joyce Outshoorn, Radka Dudovss; Ana Prata and Lenita Freidenvall -- Constructing bodily citizenship in the Czech Republic : the issues of abortion and prostitution / Radka Dudovss -- The struggle for bodily integrity in The Netherlands / Joyce Outshoorn -- Portugal's bodily citizenship / Ana Prata -- In pursuit of bodily integrity in Sweden / Lenita Freidenvall -- Women's movements and bodily autonomy : making the case for bodily citizenship / Joyce Outshoorn, Radka Dudovss, Ana Prata and Lenita Freidenvall.
Political sociology.
Social policy.
Sociology.
Political science.
Social groups.
Family.
Political Sociology.
Social Policy.
Gender Studies.
Political Science.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Sociology, general.