Sanctioning Pregnancy: A Psychological Perspective on the Paradoxes and Culture of Research (Women and Psychology)

Pregnancy provides a very public, visual confirmation of femininity. It is a time of rapid physical and psychological adjustment for women and is surrounded by stereotyping, taboos and social expectations. This book seeks to examine these popular attitudes towards pregnancy and to consider how they influence women’s experiences of being pregnant. Sanctioning Pregnancy offers a unique critique of sociocultural constructions of pregnancy and the ways in which it is represented in contemporary culture, and examines the common myths which exist about diet, exercise and work in pregnancy, alongside notions of risk and media portrayals of pregnant women. Topics covered include: <ul>
<li>Do pregnant women change their diet and why?</li> <li>Is memory really impaired in pregnancy?</li> <li>How risky behaviour is defined from exercise to employment</li> <li>The biomedical domination of pregnancy research.</li>
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Different theoretical standpoints are critically examined, including a medico-scientific model, feminist perspectives and bio-psychosocial and psychodynamic approaches.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Gross, Harriet

Pattison, Helen

Mental Health

Routledge

Do parents with adoptive children see themselves as similar to or different from nonadoptive parents? Is the stigma attached to adoption lessening? Does open communication about adoption contribute to the family's well-being? How successful are adoptive adults at putting their adolescent turmoil behind them? These and many other important and complex questions are addressed in Families and Adoption, an informative guidebook that shows you how adoption is both a condition and a lifelong process. Families and Adoption discusses legislation that can serve the needs of various members of the adoptive experience to deepen your understanding of the key legal issues associated with consent and openness. It also provides you with detailed coverage of changes in adoption law, open adoption research results, transracial and transethnic adoption, and the consequences of placing versus parenting for unmarried, teenage women who give birth. Graduate students, social workers, adoption professionals, members of adoptive families, and couples wishing to adopt will find there isn't a rock that Families and Adoption leaves unturned. It presents you with vital information on the following topics: <ul> <li>the developmental stages of reunion between an adoptive child and birth parent</li> <li>notions of adoption, parenthood, and kinship and how these notions are challenged after a reunion has taken place</li> <li>the institution of adoption as it has existed for decades in American society</li> <li>international adoption</li> <li>respecting the bonds children have and helping them develop critical attachment skills</li> <li>those who "accept" open-adoption and those who "embrace" it</li> <li>flexible parenting styles and their positive effect on developmentally vulnerable adoptees A skillful blend of personal adoption experiences and research studies, Families and Adoption explores the special issues adoption presents and how all parties involved can work together to improve placement decisions, ensure that a woman is confident in her decision to relinquish her child, and help families select the most appropriate adoption arrangement. The book's main strength is that it doesn't just look at the initial considerations of adoption; it prepares you for the issues that will arise along the way.</li> </ul>

Families and Adoption

Politics & Social Sciences

Sussman, Marvin B

Social Sciences

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Commuter Marriage: A Study of Work and Family

Self-Help

Gerstel, Naomi

Relationships

The Guilford Press

Sanctioning Pregnancy: A Psychological Perspective on the Paradoxes and Culture of Research

The Psychology of Gardening (The Psychology of Everything)

Why do so many people love gardening? What does your garden say about you? What is guerrilla gardening? The Psychology of Gardening delves into the huge benefits that gardening can have on our health and emotional well-being, and how this could impact on the entire public health of a country. It also explores what our gardens can tell us about our personalities, how we can link gardening to mindfulness and restoration, and what motivates someone to become a professional gardener. With gardening being an ever popular pastime, The Psychology of Gardening provides a fascinating insight into our relationships with our gardens.

Psychology & Counseling

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